Eminent domain, a legal tool enabling cities and governmental bodies to seize private land for public use, has historically disrupted and eroded generational wealth in Black and brown communities. California is addressing this issue with several reparations bills moving through the state Legislature, aiming to provide restitution to those whose land was taken with racist intent.
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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A California legislator is set to propose a bill that prioritizes descendants of enslaved individuals for admission to the state’s two largest public university systems. Assemblymember Isaac Bryan,...
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The Palm Springs City Council approved a historic $5.9 million reparations settlement on Thursday for former residents of the Section 14 neighborhood, a largely Black community that was...
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Foreign Secretary David Lammy affirmed that both he and the Prime Minister are "absolutely clear" that the UK will not make financial payments or cash transfers as reparations...
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