Boston activists have urged the city to lavish $15 billion in reparations to black residents, stoking fears of a potential strain on resources amid cuts for cops and veterans in this year's budget.Rev Kevin Peterson, of the Boston People's Reparations Commission, launched the appeal this weekend, saying the city was 'built on slavery' and should now 'pay back' black residents.The sum includes $5 billion in direct cash payments to black Bostonians, a $5 billion investment in new financial institutions and $5 billion to fight and improve schools for black kids, the commission says.
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