Asheville’s ‘terrifying’ reparations plan is DEI on steroids from school children on up: report

North Carolina’s leftist city of Asheville is allegedly considering passing a $2.9 million reparations package that is explicitly racist in nature.

According to Matt Van Swol, who’s alleged to have read the full “170 page report” on the reparations package, the plan doesn’t call for just handing out money to all blacks, which sadly is why it’s not receiving much attention.

Instead, the plan reportedly calls for doling out reparations by establishing black-only policies that are inherently racist in nature.

We have a serious problem here in Asheville NC.

The county is about to spend $2.9 million in taxpayer funds on racial reparations.

I took a deep dive into the 170 page report, and what I found is terrifying.

Buckle up, because you’re not gonna believe this.

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 3, 2025

It starts with a “race-targeted housing policy” to “sustain and expand rates of [b]lack homeownership” through the application of “targeted funding” for businesses only owned by blacks.

Van Swol complained in a tweet that this policy is a violation of the 14th Amendment, noting that “[i]f you’re a poor white, latino, asian… or any other race, but black… Tough luck. You don’t get the money.”

First up is a “race-targeted housing policy”

The plan explicitly calls to “sustain and expand rates of Black homeownership” with “targeted funding” ONLY for the Black populations over three years.

Literally a program that allocate benefits by race-ALONE! A clear violation of… pic.twitter.com/wIFQc0wmAb

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 3, 2025

The reparations package also calls for free health-care related transportation, but only for “expectant [b]lack mothers.”

You thought that was bad?

Just wait… look at what they want to do for healthcare.

One of the recommendations includes a free transportation service ONLY for “expectant Black mothers.”

Expectant white, latino, or asian mommas?

This money isn’t for you, but you pay for it! pic.twitter.com/tYxepsyouy

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 3, 2025

The package further calls for instituting a Black Chamber of Commerce. For clarification, there is no such thing as a White Chamber of Commerce.

The report is furious that only 14% of total Community Development Block Grants were award to black led non profits…

…when less than 10% of the population of Asheville NC is black

To eliminate the disparity, the report recommends a “Black Chamber of Commerce”

Could you… pic.twitter.com/oRXhJ2X5zo

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 3, 2025

Next, the package says that when conducting hiring, the city must include “women or individuals from historically marginalized groups” or else “provide a justification to Human Resources” for the supposed lack of diversity.

What about hiring?

Well, there’s a brand new policy!

It is called: “The No Diverse Finalist Policy”

TLDR: If there are no diverse candidates, the chair must justify this to HR.

This is a real policy they want implemented. pic.twitter.com/8eithV4gs7

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 3, 2025

Similarly, any city managers hired by Asheville must pass a “mandatory” diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) course.

You thought DEI went away?

Guess again.

If you’re a manager at the City of Asheville, they want you to take a MANDATORY, can’t-get-out-of-it, DEI training course. pic.twitter.com/FxUp1Foa3Z

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 3, 2025

Any wannabe police officers must likewise pass “implicit bias awareness training.”

Want to be a police officer in Buncombe County?

Well. you’ve got to take implicit bias awareness training.

Refuse?

You’re fired. pic.twitter.com/mY9aacuSJU

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 3, 2025

The package also calls for using “racial equity metrics” to determine the amount of funding schools should receive.

You thought it just had to do with adults?

No. They want to create direct incentives to treat students differently by race, including tying it to school funding.

It explicitly calls for school funding to be linked to “racial equity metrics…”

This is insanity. pic.twitter.com/7AWWyt0p07

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 3, 2025

And finally, the package reportedly admits that it seeks “control” over the power to reduce disparities in education outcomes and “promote equity.”

Then… finally, they just say the quiet part out loud.

A shocking admission that all they really want, is more control.

By having more control over funding, the Buncombe County government can implement policies…. to promote equity.

There it is. The truth. pic.twitter.com/JvocTNWDdZ

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 3, 2025

“Equity” is, as previously reported, an insidious ideology that calls for rectifying historical discrimination committed against Group A by Group B through committing modern discrimination against Group B.

The irony is that Asheville appears to be doubling down on “woke” despite having just been abandoned by the “woke” Biden administration last year …

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