{"id":2172159,"date":"2024-02-09T10:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sunny-hostin-says-she-still-deserves-reparations-after-discovering-her-ancestors-were-slave-owners\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T10:40:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:40:58","slug":"sunny-hostin-says-she-still-deserves-reparations-after-discovering-her-ancestors-were-slave-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sunny-hostin-says-she-still-deserves-reparations-after-discovering-her-ancestors-were-slave-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Hostin insists on reparations despite her ancestors&#8217; slave ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsunny-hostin-says-she-still-deserves-reparations-after-discovering-her-ancestors-were-slave-owners%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2172159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sunny \u200bHostin Discovers Her \u200cSlave-Owning\u200c Ancestry<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunny Hostin, co-host of ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The\u200d View,&#8221; recently made a shocking \u2062discovery\u2064 about her\u200b family history. During an interview on PBS&#8217;s &#8220;Finding Your Roots,&#8221; Host Henry \u200bLouis Gates Jr. revealed that Hostin&#8217;s ancestors \u2064were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cori-bush-demands-reparations-gets-a-virtual-earful-instead\/\" title=\"Cori Bush's Reparations Demand Sparks Backlash\">slave \u200downers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hostin,\u200d who always identified as Puerto Rican, was taken aback by \u200cthe revelation. She expressed her surprise \u200cand acknowledged the importance of knowing her roots.\u200d However, this newfound knowledge didn&#8217;t change\u2064 her stance on reparations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The View\u200c host Sunny Hostin is a staunch proponent of slavery reparations.<\/p>\n<p>She went\u2064 on PBS to explore her ancestry.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out,\u2062 she is \u200cthe descendant \u200cof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-cites-burden-of-capitalism-as-reason-why-people-arent-having-kids\/\" title=\"AOC Cites \"Burden of Capitalism\" As Reason Why People Aren't Having Kids\">slave-owners<\/a> from\u2063 Spain who owned Africans.<\/p>\n<p>This was her reaction when \u200bshe \u200cfound out: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yFBgjMOSGc\">pic.twitter.com\/yFBgjMOSGc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End\u2063 Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1755657501268136316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Reparations and Racial Justice<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">On a recent episode of The View, Hostin \u200daddressed her\u2062 family&#8217;s history and reiterated her support for reparations. \u200bDespite her own connection to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-reparations-a-bad-idea-based-on-fake-history-from-the-1619-project\/\" title=\"OPINION: Reparations: A Bad Idea Based On Fake History From The 1619 Project\">slave ownership<\/a>,\u2063 she firmly\u200c believes in\u200d the need for reparations and acknowledges\u2062 the ongoing struggle for racial justice in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hostin&#8217;s mother, who\u2062 is of \u2063European descent, was also deeply affected by\u200d the news. She saw it as a\u2063 chance for\u2063 atonement and a possible explanation for her\u200b own affinity towards \u2064black\u2063 culture.\u200c Hostin revealed that both sides of her family had ties to slavery, but\u2062 she proudly emphasized her seven percent indigenous Puerto Rican \u2062heritage.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062a previous statement, \u200bHostin emphasized the importance of understanding racism\u200b as \u200ca power dynamic and not just based on skin color. She believes that\u2064 those who committed atrocities during slavery, such as stealing land\u200b and killing indigenous people, should be held accountable and owe reparations.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1707576764886000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1svEIPu0fTG6mGQXi4IQho\">CLICK HERE TO\u200b GET \u2062THE DAILYWIRE+\u2062 APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does\u200b Angela Hostin&#8217;s journey\u2063 of exploring her family history and \u200breckoning with the legacy of \u200dslavery reflect a larger trend in society<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ange\u2064 her perception of herself\u200b as \u200da person\u2064 of\u2062 color. In fact, Hostin\u200b expressed that this discovery further deepened her understanding of the complex history of race and \u2062slavery in \u200cAmerica.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation came as \u200da shock to Hostin,\u2062 as she had\u2064 always identified herself \u2062as Puerto Rican, a \u2062people with\u2062 a history \u2063rooted in African, \u200bindigenous, and European ancestry.\u2062 However, the knowledge that her \u200down\u2064 ancestors had been slave owners opened her eyes to the harsh reality that people of color can sometimes be complicit\u200c in perpetuating oppression.<\/p>\n<p>Hostin&#8217;s\u2063 reaction to this information exemplifies the\u200d importance of understanding and confronting our own \u200bhistories, even when they\u2063 are uncomfortable \u2064and contradictory to our perceived identities. By acknowledging her ancestors&#8217; role in \u2063slavery,\u2062 Hostin \u200bconfronts a painful\u2063 truth and demonstrates her commitment to truth-telling and\u2062 reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>Hostin&#8217;s journey reflects a\u2062 larger trend of individuals\u200c exploring their family histories and reckoning with the legacies of slavery. In recent years, genealogy platforms and DNA testing kits\u2063 have gained popularity as people seek\u2064 to \u200buncover their ancestral backgrounds. However, these discoveries are not always what people expect or\u200b hope for.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slavery-investigation-backfires-on-mainstream-media-every-living-president-except-trump-descended-from-slaveholders\/\" title=\"Media's Slavery Investigation Backfires - All Presidents, Except Trump, Linked to Slaveholders\">slave-owning ancestors<\/a> can be particularly difficult for individuals\u200b who\u200b come \u200bfrom marginalized communities. The knowledge that their own ancestors may have participated in the\u2063 oppression of \u200btheir own people brings up complex emotions\u2064 and \u200dforces individuals to grapple with the\u200b intricacies \u200cof their racial and ethnic identities.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200c is\u2064 important to note that Hostin&#8217;s response to this discovery is a powerful example of how one can\u200d actively\u200b engage with their family history and \u200buse it as a tool for growth and understanding. Instead of denying or hiding from the truth,\u200b Hostin faces it head-on and uses it as \u2064an \u200dopportunity\u2064 for\u2062 introspection and education.<\/p>\n<p>By acknowledging her slave-owning ancestors, Hostin sheds light on a painful chapter \u200cin American history. It \u200bserves as a \u200creminder that the legacy of slavery is \u2063not confined to the past, but continues to shape the present. The revelation also highlights the need\u2064 for ongoing conversations about race, inequality, and the ways in \u2064which systems of oppression persist.<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s society,\u2064 where racial tensions and discussions about race are prevalent, it is essential to recognize the role that history \u2064plays in shaping our present realities. Hostin&#8217;s openness and willingness to grapple with her family history should serve as an inspiration to others seeking to confront their own pasts.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, \u200bHostin&#8217;s discovery is a reminder that our\u2064 identities are complex and multifaceted. Understanding and acknowledging the \u200ddark \u200cparts of our history \u2064is crucial for personal growth, as well as for the broader goal of creating a more just and equitable society. It \u200cis through conversations and\u200b reflections like Hostin&#8217;s that we can move toward greater understanding and healing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunny Hostin from ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View&#8221; believes she should receive slave reparations, despite learning that her ancestors were slave owners. During an interview on PBS&#8217;s &#8220;Finding Your Roots,&#8221; host Henry Louis Gates Jr. revealed that her great-great-great grandfather, born in 1824, was the son of a merchant who likely owned slaves<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2172160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1422381252.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2172159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1422381252.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2172159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2172160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2172159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2172159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2172159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}