Calls for reparations for Black Americans continue to grow, with some arguing for a multi-trillion dollar investment.

Ian Conyers, the great-nephew of former U.S. Rep. John Conyers formally announced his bid to succeed his great-uncle in congress.

John Conyers endorsed his namesake son to succeed him in Congress, but the retiring lawmaker’s grand-nephew seems to have other plans.

Nation

Rep. John Conyers held a Capitol Hill briefing to spark dialogue about reparations.

The GAO's report says America's public schools continue to be segregated by race and poverty, leading to inequities in education.

Politics

Rep. Lawrence, one of the Congressional leaders looking to get to the bottom of the Flint Water Crisis, explained that Flint is not the only city in the United States that is "struggling with lead poisoning."

Rep. Conyers, a Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, explained, “The number of high poverty urban neighborhoods in the nation’s largest cities have tripled over the last 40 years.”