Fulton County is moving ahead with studying reparations for descendants of people who were enslaved or lived under Jim Crow laws in the county. By DorMiya Vance, WABE — Fulton officially…
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By Wendy Fry, CalMatters — A group of California lawmakers is tackling reparations for Black descendants of enslaved people with a set of bills modeled after recommendations that a state…
The set of bills notably excludes direct cash payments. By Lara Korte, Politico — California state lawmakers introduced a slate of reparations bills on Wednesday, including a proposal to restore…
Brazil has finally started hearing very public demands for reparations for its role in slavery. By Eléonore Hughes, AP — The executive manager for institutional relations at a Brazilian state…
By Sarah Pruitt, History — Though exact totals will never be known, the transatlantic slave trade is believed to have forcibly displaced some 12.5 million Africans between the 17th and 19th centuries;…
Congresswoman Cori Bush has introduced a resolution to advance efforts to secure reparations for Black Americans. Who is with her? By Kaitlyn Kennedy, Tag 24 — Bush made international headlines…
A year after announcing plans to seek a reparations consultant and create plans for the section 14 survivors, attorney Areva Martin says the city voted no and her clients have…
“We recommend that the City of Tulsa establish a government sanctioned task-force or commission to establish and implement the terms of a reparations program,” the report concluded. By Deon Osborne,…
By Trevor Smith — In 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech at the 50th anniversary of the National Urban League titled “The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness,” where he…
America owes Black Americans much more than economic restitution. By Marcus Anthony Hunter, The Daily Beast — As we observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we must reflect and act…
This Martin Luther King Day, the legendary Civil Rights leader’s call for reparations is as pressing as ever with the fight for redress picking up steam across the US. By…
The Cost of Inheritance The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special, is an hour-long documentary that explores the complex issue of reparations in the United States using a thoughtful…
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