By Julianne Malveaux — Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) introduced HR-40 in every congressional session from 1989 until he left Congress in 2017. Then, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) ably took…
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National Commission and FirstRepair to Host Leaders from Across the Nation – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to Attend as Special Guest Dr. Ron Daniels, Convener of the National African American…
By Rachel Schlueter, The Daily Northwestern — The Evanston Reparations Committee hosted a town hall Saturday October 22, 2022 to address concerns about the city’s reparations program. The committee invited…
Urges Gov. Newsom to Sign California’s AB-2296 Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The National African American Reparations Commission supports California’s AB-2296 Task Force to…
By Oluwadamilola Animashaun, Stanford Center for Racial Justice — In a move hailed as a major step for racial justice and the documentation of history, the Task Force to Study and Develop…
By Don Rojas — The young white terrorist who drove over 200 miles to murder 11 innocent black persons while they were grocery shopping in Buffalo, NY, had written “here’s…
Reading City Councilman Wesley Butler says he is drafting an ordinance on municipal reparations for Black residents in Reading. By Anthony Orozc, WITF — Randy Johnson sat in front of…
A city commission has mapped out its plan for delving into High Point’s history before making its case for reparations. By Pat Kimbrough, The High Point Enterprise, N.C. — A…
State and local governments are leading reparations efforts across the country to address the racial wealth gap and compensate Black Americans for the harms of slavery and institutional racism. By…
The body is charged with helping to determine how to address what many Detroiters said is a legacy of governmental systemic racism. By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance — After 80%…
By Amy Russo, The Providence Journal — Providence’s reparations commission has begun unveiling a draft of the massive 11-point investment plan it will present to Mayor Jorge Elorza in a matter of days….
Looking for a way to support local reparations, get out and exercise and do it alongside the community? You’re in luck. By Debbie-Marie Brown, Evanston RoundTable — Run for Repair…
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