On December 19, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul made a pivotal move by signing a landmark bill into law, establishing a commission dedicated to studying and exploring the possibility of implementing slavery reparations within the state. This newly formed commission represents a crucial step in New York’s efforts to confront the enduring legacy of slavery, racial discrimination, and systemic inequality that has affected Black communities for generations.
D.C. Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (I-At Large) introduced legislation to create a task force aimed at studying how reparations could be implemented. (Craig Hudson for The Washington...
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In celebration of the fifth anniversary of Evanston’s reparations program, the city's Reparations Committee hosted a town hall meeting Thursday evening. The event featured discussions from national panelists...
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After extensive deliberation, the Northampton Reparations Commission has unveiled findings that implicate certain institutions in financing and perpetuating racist property deeds in Northampton, both historically and in more...
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Five years after becoming the first municipality in the United States to pass a reparations ordinance addressing historic discrimination against African Americans, Evanston commemorated the milestone on Dec....
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The St. Louis Reparations Commission has unveiled a report addressing decades of racial injustice against Black residents, suggesting measures like public apologies and financial compensation. The commission, established...
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