By Juana Summers, NPR — Seven months ago, a House committee advanced a bill to study reparations for slavery, after more than three decades of efforts to build support for the idea….
By Mattea Kramer, TomDispatch — Robin Rue Simmons had been very curious about the truth of American life as a young person. But it was only after she finished high…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Even though it no longer appears as a major item of interest on the nightly news, the issue and pursuit of reparations remains a critical…
At COP26 the wealthy countries cast themselves as saviours, yet their efforts are hopelessly inadequate and will prolong the injustice. By George Monbiot, The Guardian — The story of the…
By Aarón Torres, Kansas City Star — When Gwen Grant looks at the socioeconomic gaps between Black people and white people in the Kansas City area, she feels troubled. “At…
By Will Jones, ABC7 Chicago — The City of Evanston has received more than 500 applications for its restorative housing program, according to city officials. Justin Marcoviche-Garnett applied on behalf…
By Jacob Fenston, NPR — Residents of the small city of Greenbelt, Md., have voted to create a commission to study options for paying reparations to Black and Native American…
By Hannah Mcleod, Smoky Mountain News — The eighth annual African Americans in Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia Conference will be held virtually from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m….
By The Associated Press — Boston officials are weighing creating a commission to account for the city’s role in Black slavery and potentially provide reparations to Black residents. The City…
‘Surging’ public discussions on reparations to atone for the effects of slavery and structural racism in the U.S. are currently underway. * California move to give land back to Black…
By Debbie-Marie Brown, Evanston RoundTable — Evanston’s interfaith community was among the first groups in the city to speak out in favor of reparations and to offer tangible support. With…
By Asaf Shalev and Philissa Cramer — On his path to the article that would get many Americans to consider reparations for Black people for the first time, Ta-Nehisi Coates…