Even though her family comes from slaveholders, “The View” host Sunny Hostin declared, “I still believe in reparations!”
On Thursday’s episode of ABC’s daytime talk show, Hostin spoke about his recent appearance on the PBS documentary “Finding Your Roots.” Show host Henry Louis Gates Jr. said it was likely that one of her maternal ancestors was involved in the slave trade in colonial Spain and “owned at least one human being.” ” he told Hostin.
She admitted the news to the committee but insisted she still “deserves” compensation.
“By the way, I still believe in reparations. So guys, please stop texting me and emailing me and saying I’m a white woman and don’t deserve reparations!” Hostin said. Ta.
“The View” host Sunny Hostin shut down people who criticize her for continuing to support reparations despite her ancestry. (ABC)
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He added, “I still believe in reparations. I still believe there’s a lot of work to be done in this country in terms of racial justice.”
Hostin said she initially felt “deeply disappointed” by the revelations, but now feels “enriched” to know her family’s history.
“It enriches my heart to know that my family was able to grow from slavery to this point when my mother married my father in 1968,” Hostin said.
“You are not responsible for what they did,” Behar responded.
During the show, Hostin also talked about her mother’s reaction.
Sunny Hostin was disappointed to learn that her family was descended from slave owners. (PBS/Screenshot)
“She was very disappointed. She actually cried about it. And she said maybe that’s why I’ve been so connected to black culture. It’s my spirit. And I received it. And I knew – and there was a slave.” Our family is both maternal and paternal. But we are 7 percent indigenous Puerto Rican!” Hostin said.
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She added that her mother “identified as truly Puerto Rican” before the report, but Hostin claims the new findings prove her mother is “white.”
“It’s very unfortunate because my mother really identified as Puerto Rican. She was involved in the civil rights movement and was deeply immersed in black culture, and although she identifies as black, her ethnicity is Hispanic. “She identified herself as…but her ethnicity is white. European, you know,” she said.
“The View” co-host Joy Behar defended Hostin, saying she was “not responsible” for what her ancestors did. (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)
“It’s weird, because when I look at her, my mom is blonde and has bright eyes and my whole family looks like that. So in my mind, this is my history. I think I kind of knew, and maybe that’s why I didn’t want to do that,” Hostin said.
Hostin also discovered that her third great-grandfather was registered to vote in Georgia in 1867, even though he was born into slavery in 1835.
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