The Virginia Theological Seminary is giving cash to descendants of Black Americans who were forced to work there. The program is among the first of its kind. By Will Wright,…
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Property seized from a Black family a century ago is being returned to their descendants. By Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker More than a hundred years ago, on a…
By Carla Hinton, Oklahoman — Editor’s note: The following may include first-person accounts of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre contain graphic depictions and antiquated racial terminology. We have chosen not…
By DeNeen L. Brown, Washington Post — After hearing emotional testimony from three survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a Georgia congressman introduced a bill Friday that would make…
Paying compensation to the descendants of slaves would not just right a historic wrong, it would transform the US economy for the better. By Aaron White, openDemocracy — When I…
Same date that President Lincoln was murdered in 1865! I was blessed to speak on a Webinar panel on the evening of April 14, 2021, to discuss H. R. 40,…
A momentous week in the reparations movement. The National African American Reparations Commission hails vote on HR-40 — Push for passage is next step The National African American Reparations Commission…
The April 14, 2021 House Judiciary Committee markup vote on H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act concluded with a 25-17 historic first…
Dr. Ron Daniels, Convener of the National African American Reparations Commission announced today that two national reparatory justice groups have contributed the second of $50,000 contribution to the Elaine Legacy Center in Elaine, Arkansas as part a pledge of $150,000.
March 24, 2021 — Japanese and African American survivors and activists in a discussion of similarly lived experiences based on the struggle for reparations to Japanese Americans for imprisonment during…
The National African American Reparations Commission Reaffirms Support for Evanston’s Reparation Initiative. Dr. Ron Daniels, Convener of NAARC announced today that Alderman Robin Rue Simmons from Evanston, Ill has been selected to serve on the Commission effective May…
If acknowledgement is the first step toward acceptance, reparations for Black people in America has taken a major step forward. The Feb. 17th House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Reparations is one…
