States and cities weigh compensation and fixing broken systems. By April Simpson, Center for Public Integrity — Georgia state Sen. Kim Jackson has pretty much given up on the idea…
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The mayor and faith leaders announced fundraising to help Black Evanston residents who trace their lineage to the city from at least 1919-1969. By BET, Staff — After becoming the…
In California, the preliminary report of a governmental task force suggests how the toll of slavery and white supremacy can be assessed—and compensated for. By Ramenda Cyrus, The American Prospect…
By Dana Rieck, St. Louis Post-Dispatch — A coalition of almost 30 local social justice organizations on Friday called for the creation of a reparations commission to determine the scope…
On heels of California report, Dr. Ron Daniels calls for broadened scope of reparations beneficiaries. California’s legislatively mandated task force on reparations for Black Americans recently released a 500-page report,…
In nearly 500 pages, the initial report recounts the “moral and legal wrongs the American and Californian governments have inflicted upon their own Black citizens.” By P.R. Lockhart, NBC News…
On June 1, 2022, the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans issued its interim report to the California Legislature. The interim report surveys the ongoing…
By Scott Merzbach, Amherst Bulletin — Amherst has never experienced a racially motivated attack similar to the weekend’s shooting that killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York….
By Helen Chickering, BPR — The newly formed Asheville-Buncombe Community Reparations Commission passed its first recommendation Tuesday night. The proposal by former city council member Keith Young, who has played a major…
By Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium — The Race & Gender Equity Committee of Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action (PSARA), a group of retirees known for their social justice…
Individuals first to receive Evanston reparations benefit EVANSTON, IL – The first 16 beneficiaries of the City of Evanston’s historic Local Reparations Restorative Housing Program have selected the benefits they’ll receive…
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media — Most people attending a recent community meeting on reparations in the Bay Area had never heard of Russell City, an unincorporated majority…
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