You Can’t Make This Up: Champion of Slavery Reparations Sunny Hostin Discovers on “Finding Your Roots” Program that She is a Descendant of Slave Owners from Spain (VIDEO)
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In a twist that sounds like it’s straight out of a satirical comedy, Sunny Hostin, a far-left progressive political commentator and a co-host of The View, experienced a jaw-dropping revelation on PBS’ Finding Your Roots.
Hostin, an outspoken advocate for slavery reparations, was shocked to learn that her own lineage traces back to Spanish slave owners.
The episode left the 55-year-old far-left host grappling with a complex personal revelation.
Hostin, whose mother is Puerto Rican and father is African American, has long identified with her Puerto Rican heritage and the civil rights movement.
However, the PBS series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovered that Hostin’s maternal ancestors were far from the freedom fighters she had imagined;