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…
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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…
Source: TEDx Talks REPARATIONS: An Issue Whose Time Has Come Reparations. The issue is hot, scalding, and once unthinkable by mainstream America. Yet, it poses only a question. Does the…
While the money is welcome, some argue the people and governments who committed the wrongs still need to pay up. By Jesse Washington, Andscape — When a nonprofit organization gave…
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 Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media — The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans will submit its first report to the California legislature…
By The Crimson Editorial Board — (Staff editorials solely represent the majority view of The Crimson Editorial Board) Slavery is cemented into Harvard’s foundation. From the names of buildings and professorships to…
By DeNeen L. Brown, Washington Post — A coalition of dozens of human rights organizations and racial justice advocates sent a letter to the White House Wednesday, demanding that President…
