California became the first state in the nation to come up with a plan to address reparations for slavery and the lingering effects of anti-Black racism in the United States….
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Comprehensive reparations are expansive and focus on redressing crimes against humanity endured by Black communities (people of African descent) due to chattel slavery, U.S. Apartheid system (Jim Crow), the current…
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Although Black and Hispanic Americans have accumulated more wealth in recent years, their net worth still lags far behind that of White Americans. By Tami Luhby, CNN — Although Black…
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The Black legacy of channeling our grief toward a more just world is often missing from the American discourse. That legacy was tested after Hamas militants massacred 1,400 people in…
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Black people in the United States inhabit a unique and precarious space in discussions of the horrible recent events in the Middle East. By Karen Attiah, The Washington Post —…
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Throughout US history, a ‘white backlash’ has worked to keep Black officeholders and their constituents out of power. Atlanta DA Fani Willis is just the latest. By Rodney Coates, Professor…
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“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was performed at the super bowl for the first time this year. Here’s why it still resonates with Black Americans. By Jessica Washington, The Root…
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African Americans are returning to countries like Ghana more than 400 years after their ancestors left Africa as slaves. Many say they want either to reconnect to history, or resettle…
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Article Source: The Rafu Shimpo. On Dec. 21, the National Nikkei Reparations Coalition (NNRC) and 76 supporting organizations submitted a letter calling on the Biden Administration to establish a presidential…
![Globally, attitudes toward reparations are changing, experts say. Morris Griffin (pictured) holds up a sign during a meeting by the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans in Oakland, Calif.](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/morris-griffin-holds-sign-reparation-proposals-for-african-americans-in-oakland-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
By Isheka N. Harrison, TMN — A Jewish group has taken a step toward supporting reparations for Black Americans. Reconstructing Judaism recently voted to approve a resolution to support and advocate “for institutional, local, and…
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By Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill — Story at a glance: A number of Black Americans made history in 2022 by breaking through glass ceilings. Ketanji Brown Jackson became the…
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By Sam P.K. Collins, The Washington Informer — The Nov. 8 midterm election red wave predicted by politicos didn’t happen after all. Instead, local and state-level voter mobilization efforts successfully…