{"id":43075,"date":"2026-08-13T12:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43075"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:24:35","slug":"ms-rachel-posts-reparations-support-using-ta-nehisi-coates-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43075","title":{"rendered":"Ms Rachel posts reparations support using Ta-Nehisi Coates essay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Children&#8217;s YouTuber Ms. Rachel posted support for reparations on Instagram Monday in the latest in a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3928327\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/ms-rachel-posts-support-hijab-wearing-kindergartners-after-trump-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series of political moves<\/a> by the online educator.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Ms. Rachel,\u00a0whose real name is Rachel Accurso, posted a quote <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3928328\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/msrachelforlittles\/p\/Db3UQcWQHCF\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">on her account<\/a> from Ta-Nehisi Coates&#8217; 2014 essay &#8220;The Case for Reparations&#8221; about the need to &#8220;reckon&#8221; with America&#8217;s history of slavery.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole,&#8221; the quote read.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3928329\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/childrens-entertainer-ms-rachel-asks-terrorizing-children-visiting-immigration-facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MS RACHEL VISITS DELANEY HALL, LAMENTS TRUMP ADMIN &#8216;TERRORIZING CHILDREN&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/343\/192\/ms-rachel-antisemitism-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/686\/384\/ms-rachel-antisemitism-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/672\/378\/ms-rachel-antisemitism-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1344\/756\/ms-rachel-antisemitism-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/931\/523\/ms-rachel-antisemitism-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1862\/1046\/ms-rachel-antisemitism-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/720\/405\/ms-rachel-antisemitism-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1440\/810\/ms-rachel-antisemitism-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1200\/675\/ms-rachel-antisemitism-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Ms. Rachel poses while standing during a television appearance.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Ms. Rachel is pictured during an appearance on the &#8220;TODAY&#8221; show on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.<\/span> <span>(Nathan Congleton\/NBC via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3928330\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a> reached out to Accurso and Coates for comment but did not immediately receive a response.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The Case for Reparations&#8221; was one of Coates&#8217; <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3928331\" href=\"https:\/\/web-facstaff.sas.upenn.edu\/~cavitch\/pdf-library\/Coates_Reparations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">most famous essays<\/a>, in which he argued that &#8220;American prosperity was ill-gotten&#8221; and that the nation needs to reconcile with its past beyond handing out money.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;What I\u2019m talking about is more than recompense for past injustices \u2014 more than a handout, a payoff, hush money, or a reluctant bribe,&#8221; Coates wrote. &#8220;What I\u2019m talking about is a national reckoning that would lead to spiritual renewal. Reparations would mean the end of scarfing hot dogs on the Fourth of July while denying the facts of our heritage. Reparations would mean the end of yelling &#8216;patriotism&#8217; while waving a Confederate flag. Reparations would mean a revolution of the American consciousness, a reconciling of our self-image as the great democratizer with the facts of our history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3928332\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cbs-host-grills-ta-nehisi-coates-anti-israel-views-new-book-looks-like-came-from-an-extremist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CBS HOST GRILLS TA-NEHISI COATES ON ANTI-ISRAEL VIEWS IN NEW BOOK: LOOKS LIKE IT CAME FROM &#8216;AN EXTREMIST&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/343\/192\/Reparations.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/686\/384\/Reparations.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/672\/378\/Reparations.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1344\/756\/Reparations.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/931\/523\/Reparations.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1862\/1046\/Reparations.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/720\/405\/Reparations.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1440\/810\/Reparations.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1200\/675\/Reparations.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Reparations\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Ta-Nehisi Coates&#8217; &#8220;The Case for Reparations&#8221; essay claimed that American prosperity was &#8220;ill-gotten.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The post was the latest openly political move by Accurso, who has increasingly spoken out in favor of progressive causes using her children&#8217;s entertainer brand.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Last month, she <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3928333\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/ms-rachel-claims-no-one-needs-billion-dollars-endorses-democratic-progressives-abdul-el-sayed-cori-bush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed a dozen Democratic candidates<\/a>, including former Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed,\u00a0ahead of major primary elections.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Days before that, she suggested that <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3928334\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/childrens-youtube-star-ms-rachel-stirs-controversy-racial-claim-nolan-wells-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">race was a factor<\/a> in the investigation into Nolan Wells\u2019 mysterious death.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We know the investigation and everything that followed would have been different if Nolan Wells were White and his friends were Black,&#8221; Accurso\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbUF7zLNWKP\/?igsh=MW8xaXhsNzZkYTI3cA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">wrote in a post<\/a>. &#8220;Nolan and his family deserve justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">At the time, former Palm Beach County, Fla., State Attorney Dave Aronberg attacked Accurso for weighing in on the investigation as it was being conducted, as well as &#8220;injecting division&#8221; through <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3928336\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/childrens-youtube-star-ms-rachel-talks-anti-israel-reporter-about-gaza-posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her past comments<\/a> on the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3928337\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/youtube-star-ms-rachel-declares-i-am-political-new-mission-shutdown-ice-facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>YOUTUBE STAR MS RACHEL DECLARES &#8216;I AM POLITICAL&#8217; IN NEW MISSION TO SHUT DOWN ICE FACILITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/ms-rachel-capitol-hill-politics-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/ms-rachel-capitol-hill-politics-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/ms-rachel-capitol-hill-politics-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/ms-rachel-capitol-hill-politics-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/ms-rachel-capitol-hill-politics-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/ms-rachel-capitol-hill-politics-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/ms-rachel-capitol-hill-politics-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/ms-rachel-capitol-hill-politics-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/ms-rachel-capitol-hill-politics-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Ms. Rachel poses in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Children\u2019s educator Rachel Griffin Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel, has taken part in several forms of political advocacy in recent months.<\/span> <span>(Maxine Wallace\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Ms. Rachel is at it again. Whether it&#8217;s injecting division into domestic tragedies or spreading toxic, antisemitic rhetoric in her posts about the Middle East, she constantly pushes narrative over facts,&#8221; Aronberg told Fox News Digital, adding, &#8220;We need real investigative transparency [in the Wells case], not popular children&#8217;s creators using tragic deaths and foreign policy to divide us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. 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