Fulfilling its obligation as a Town Committee established by the Town Council and Town Manager Paul Bockelman, the African Heritage Reparation Assembly of Amherst (AHRA) today released its final report…
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More than 200 people rallied outside San Francisco’s City Hall to urge supervisors to act on reparations for Black residents. By Janie Har, AP — Reparations advocates urged San Francisco…
By Pat Kimbrough, The High Point Enterprise, N.C. — The One High Point Commission on Thursday brought its work to substantial completion by unanimously adopting its “Reparations and Reconciliation Report.”…
Local, state, and federal public policies have undoubtedly robbed Black Americans of opportunities to build wealth. By Andre M. Perry and Jordan Fields, Boston Globe — Massachusetts led an embryonic…
The bill, H.R. 4321, would prohibit the federal government from providing financial assistance to states, local counties, and municipalities that approve reparations laws. By Melissa Noel, Essence — Texas lawmakers…
The city started disbursing reparations payments to locals in 2022, in the form of vouchers for housing, and has since expanded them to include cash. By Chanelle Chandler, Yahoo News…
Black Californians who spoke to NBC News say they think reparations are necessary, but they very much doubt the most effective policies will come to pass. By Curtis Bunn, NBC…
By High Point Enterprise — Supporters of slavery reparations for Black High Point residents were celebrating when the city took a step in February few other communities have taken. The…
By Toure Muhammad, Final Call News — EVANSTON, Ill.—It’s true. Some Black residents of Evanston, an affluent small college town just north of Chicago, will receive city-funded reparations soon, according…
By Scott Pringle, WBGO — A New York State lawmaker will try again in the new year to get legislation passed that will look at giving black New Yorkers reparations…
By Derek Major, Black Enterprise — The Boston City Council voted unanimously to study how it can provide reparations and other forms of atonement to Black Bostonians for its history…
The unanimous vote means Boston now joins a conversation about reparations that is happening across the country. By Michael Casey, Associated Press — The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to…
