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Jul 21 2021

Black Detroiters marching for racial justice.

Detroit City Council debates ballot initiative for reparations for Black residents

By IBW21 Reparations

By Steve Neavling, Metro Times (Detroit) — Detroit City Council is weighing a proposal that would bring Black residents closer to receiving long-awaited reparations for systemic racial discrimination. If approved, the proposal, sponsored by Council President Pro Ten Mary Sheffield, would ask voters in November, “Should the City of Detroit establish a Reparations Committee to make recommendations for housing and economic development programs that address historical discrimination against the Black…

Jul 20 2021

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Malcolm Turner and his brother Robert Turner listen during a Prayer Wall memorial gathering at the AME Church in the Greenwood district during commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre on May 31, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The faith community can help pass a reparations bill

By IBW21 Reparations

H.R. 40 has more momentum than ever and people of faith must help encourage its passage. By Jason L. Miller, The Hill — Last summer, after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and the subsequent protests across the country, I thought a lot about how as a person of faith and as a white male I could better advocate for people of color. Reading “White…

Jul 20 2021

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The Global Reparations Movement: The Greatest Political Tide of the 21st Century

By IBW21 Reparations

Statement by the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) — The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) welcomes recent developments in the movement for reparatory justice, especially in the Caribbean and across the United States, and the wide media coverage of the movement in the aftermath of the globalization of the Black Lives Matter campaign. Rastafari, civil society organizations, and prominent public figures in the Caribbean like Hon. Michael Lester “Mike” Henry and Hon….

Jul 19 2021

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A 1780 engraving of an Englishman selling his mistress into slavery in Barbados.

Secrets of rebel slaves in Barbados will finally be revealed

By IBW21 Reparations

British Library releases vast trove of digitised 19th-century newspapers to bring stories of fugitives to life By Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian — Little is yet known of Bussa, the man behind the largest slave revolt on Barbados in 1816, but information about his life before this uprising could well lie in the columns of contemporary island newspapers. So too may further clues about what happened to Benebah, a pregnant black woman who…

Jul 16 2021

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3 things wrong with “10 things we get wrong about reparations”: An open letter to Rolling Stone from an advocate for H.R. 40, the federal reparations bill

By Nkechi Taifa, Esq. Commentaries/Opinions, Reparations

Dear Rolling Stone Editors: The day I discovered the commentary you ran — which was Tuesday, in the morning — I was poised to participate in a Washington, D.C. press conference with some of America’s most progressive faith leaders who had gathered to push Congress to pass H.R. 40, proposed legislation that would study and develop reparations proposals for African Americans, before the Congress’ August recess. As the 2022 midterm elections loom,…

Jul 15 2021

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Jamaica seeks billions of pounds from U.K. over slavery reparations

By IBW21 Reparations

“Our African ancestors were forcibly removed from their home and suffered unparalleled atrocities in Africa to carry out forced labor to the benefit of the British Empire,” Culture Minister Olivia By Katherine Fung, Newsweek — Jamaica is seeking billions of pounds in reparations from Britain as compensation for the Atlantic slave trade during its time as a British colony. “We are hoping for reparatory justice in all forms that one…

Jul 14 2021

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Jamaica plans to seek reparations from Britain over slavery

By IBW21 Reparations

By Kate Chappell, Reuters — Jamaica plans to ask Britain for compensation for the Atlantic slave trade in the former British colony, a senior government official said, under a petition that could seek billions of pounds in reparations. Jamaica was a centre of the slave trade, with the Spanish, then the British, forcibly transporting Africans to work on plantations of sugar cane, bananas and other crops that created fortunes for…

Jul 12 2021

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UN rights boss urges ‘wide range’ of reparations over racism

By IBW21 Reparations

BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief on Monday urged countries to “fully fund comprehensive processes” and take “a wide range of reparations measures” to address the legacies of slavery, colonial rule and racial discrimination. Michelle Bachelet presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States and released last month. A year in the making, it hopes to build…

Jul 12 2021

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Members of the Oregon Senate discuss a resolution on April 15, 2021

The people have spoken: Reparations rise to no. 1 priority issue in Congressional Black Caucus poll

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By Ann Brown, The Moguldom Nation — Does the U.S. want reparations for Native Black Americans? The Congressional Black Caucus wanted to know. Respondents answered “yes. The CBC ran a poll on Twitter asking, “Which legislative priority of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) do you want to hear more about and remain the most important to you?” Respondents could choose one of the following: Reparations, voting rights, the George Floyd…

Jul 11 2021

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Reparations emerge as priority for liberal cities

By IBW21 Reparations

Slavery was a national issue, but its legacy increasingly is being addressed by local officials. The mayors of nearly a dozen cities have pledged reparations programs. By Alan Greenblatt, Governing — Reparations for slavery come with a potentially huge price tag. Academic estimates for repaying the descendants of enslaved people for their labor, with interest, have run as high as $20 trillion. That’s before calculating any damages from Jim Crow laws…

Radical Reparations

A college town fired up reparations talk with $25K checks. Who's next?

The global reparations movement: The greatest political tide of the 21st century

It’s Time for Reparations and Transitional Justice for African Americans

Why reparations are always about more than money

NAARC praises Human Rights report — Says it will bolster reparations movement

National Reparations Commission Endorses Evanston as a National Model

Jamaica seeks billions of pounds from U.K. over slavery reparations

Why the Tulsa Race Massacre Is So Important to the Reparations Debate

11 U.S. Mayors Commit To Developing Pilot Projects For Reparations

An open letter to Rolling Stone

Calling on white Americans: Reparations for slavery are due

Press Conference: Faith Leaders Call on Congress to Pass HR-40

Communities across the country are talking about reparations. What about Kansas City?

UN rights boss urges 'wide range' of reparations over racism

What would reparations look like and why are they needed?

America’s first Black billionaire wants his reparations check, now

Reparations bill for Tulsa Race Massacre survivors introduced in Congress

A Black nonprofit got a 6-figure payment from someone whose family enslaved people

Germany faced its horrible past. Can we do the same?

Did making “Juneteenth” a law open up a new door to Reparations?

Here’s what I tell teachers about how to teach young students about slavery

UN Rights Chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism

NAARC’s Preliminary 10 Point Reparations Program

Seminary built on slavery and Jim Crow labor has begun paying reparations

Tulsa Reparations proposal is part of a growing effort

Tiffany Crutcher: What I told President Biden in Tulsa

As Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday, the US needs a culture of reparations

California moves to consider reparations for slavery

White activist and group of progressives launch FFRN! initiative to support NAARC

City Council approves reparations resolution

An open Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanding the passing of HR-40

Trans-Generational Epigenetic Injury is the Cause of the Higher Black Deaths from COVID-19

Reparations, Juneteenth bills explained by Sen. Cory Booker

Reparations Now: A White Man’s Appeal For America To Pay What Is Due

US: Congress Should Pass Reparations Bill

How the long fight for slavery reparations is slowly being won

Reparations will cure the racial wealth gap

AOC wants coronavirus ‘reparations’ for minority communities

Rapper T.I. Demands Lloyd’s of London Pay Reparations to Descendants of Slaves

BET founder calls for $14 trillion of reparations for slavery

California Black Caucus Chair Introduces “Reparations” Bill

'Why We Can't Wait' Danny Glover’s Statement in Support of HR-40

The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Demand for Reparations

Working on a National Plan for Reparations

There’s a black student loan-debt crisis and it needs an urgent solution. How about reparations?

Original Sins & Reparations

Panelists Make Case for Reparations at Harvard Event

The Faith Community Declares Reparations and HR-40 in an Overdue Season

Who Should Receive Reparations and In What Forms?

Lawmaker Wants to Open a Dialogue About Reparations in Md.

'This was supposed to be reparations' Why is LA's cannabis industry devastating black entrepreneurs?

Reparation bill becomes real as it heads to the house and senate

A Letter to President Macron: Reparations Before Restitution

Black Christian leaders push for slavery reparations

Can Reparations help us to re-envision international development?

Digital archives helping to preserve slave records

Democrat candidate in Mississippi calls for reparations

Notre Dame University hosts panel on reparations, reconciliation

Deval Patrick to unveil reparations as part of black economic agenda

San Francisco needs to establish a reparations fund

Understanding ADOS

Evanston Reparations panel looks toward expansion

Evanston outlines plan for reparations

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