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Rachel Accurso Posts Coates Reparations Quote on Instagram

8/13/2026

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Ms. Rachel (Rachel Accurso) posted a reparations-supporting quote from Ta-Nehisi Coates on Instagram Monday.
The quote came from Coates' 2014 essay “The Case for Reparations.”
She recently endorsed about a dozen Democratic candidates, naming former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed.
Former Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg rebuked Accurso for weighing in on the Nolan Wells case and past Israel-Hamas comments.

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Ms. Rachel (Rachel Accurso) posted a reparations-supporting quote from Ta-Nehisi Coates on Instagram Monday.
The quote came from Coates' 2014 essay “The Case for Reparations.”
She recently endorsed about a dozen Democratic candidates, naming former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed.
Former Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg rebuked Accurso for weighing in on the Nolan Wells case and past Israel-Hamas comments.