State House District 28 Democratic challenger Demetrus Coonrod has launched a new plan to separate herself from three-term incumbent Yusuf Hakeem, D-Chattanooga: reparations.
In a campaign email to supporters, she said “it’s time for Tennessee and the nation to address the profound injustices of our past, starting with slavery and its enduring impact on Black Americans.”
Although Coonrod doesn’t suggest how reparations might work in the state, she has proposed a 10-point plan to advance legislation in the House if she were elected.
She would: