Seattle Archives - Institute of the Black World 21st Century

Dr. Ron Daniels talks to a group in Seattle about efforts to secure reparations both locally and nationally.

Activist group looks to advance local reparations efforts

By IBW21News & Current Affairs, Reparations

By Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium — The Race & Gender Equity Committee of Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action (PSARA), a group of retirees known for their social justice…

Reparations can take many forms. Let’s start by being honest about what we’ve wrought

By IBW21Reparations

By Marcus Harrison Green— There is no resolution I crave more than for us to stop binging on lies. Like most opiates, they are as lethal to progress as they…

Equitable Communities Initiative Task Force To Guide $100 Million Investment In Seattle

By IBW21News & Current Affairs

Community leaders will spearhead community-centered process that may include participatory budgeting The City of Seattle announced today the initial membership of the Equitable Communities Initiative Task Force, which will spearhead a community-led process to develop recommendations for a historic $100 million new investment in Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities to address the deep disparities caused by systemic racism and institutionalized oppression. The $100 million investment builds on…