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Could Reparations for Slavery Be Paid in Education Rather than Checks? This California Assemblywoman Thinks So
Much of the divisive nature of reparations stems from no one being quite clear on what manner those reparations would take. Visions of every Black American receiving a check in the mailbox puts many back on their heels. California Assemblywoman Shirley Weber says that’s the last thing she believes most Black Americans want or need.
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More US Churches Commit to Racism-Linked Reparations
There’s been a surge of interest in the past year among U.S. religious groups in the area of racism-linked reparations.
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Slavery Reparations for Black Americans Are About More Than Just Money
Following a year of massive protests against systemic racism, the long-discussed possibility of slavery reparations for Black Americans is closer than ever to becoming reality. But how would that work, and what would it cost? As Black Lives Matter cofounder Patrisse Cullors told NBCLX’s Chase Cain, reparations are about more than just money.
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California Signs Law to Study Reparations for Black Americans
California will develop a detailed plan for reparations under a new law signed on Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, making it the first state to mandate a study of how it can make amends for its role in the oppression of Black people.
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California to Study Reparations for Black Americans
California will develop detailed proposals for granting reparations to Black Americans under a new law.
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California Moves to Consider Reparations for Slavery
California lawmakers are setting up a task force to study and make recommendations for reparations to African Americans, particularly the descendants of slaves, as the nation struggles again with civil rights and unrest following the latest shooting of a Black man by police
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One City has a Creative Idea for Funding a Proposal for Reparations – a Marijuana Tax
Officials in Evanston, Ill. are proposing sale tax from the sales of cannabis be used to fund a proposal for reparations.
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City Backs Reparations in the Form of Community Investment
Officials in the North Carolina city of Asheville have apologized for its historic role in slavery and discrimination and voted to provide reparations. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that unanimous vote was taken by the City Council on Tuesday. The resolution on reparations does not require direct payments but will mandate investments in areas where Black residents face disparities. “Hundreds of years...
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Long Time Coming: ‘Georgetown 272' Descendants Set to Become First Reparation Recipients
In 1838, Georgetown University sold 272 enslaved people to the state of Louisiana. The New York Times spoke with their descendants who are set to become the first recipients of reparations in the United States.
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BET Founder Robert Johnson Calls for $14 Trillion of Reparations for Slavery
Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, told CNBC on Monday the U.S. government should provide $14 trillion of reparations for slavery to help reduce racial inequality. The wealth divide and police brutality against blacks are at the heart of protests that have erupted across the nation following last week’s killing of George Floyd during an arrest in Minneapolis. “Now is the...
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Reparations Mark New Front for US Colleges Tied to Slavery
The promise of reparations to atone for historical ties to slavery has opened new territory in a reckoning at U.S. colleges, which until now have responded with monuments, building name changes and public apologies. Georgetown University and two theological seminaries have announced funding commitments to benefit descendants of the enslaved people who were sold or toiled to benefit the institutions. While...
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African American Community Leaders Call for Using City's Hotel, Marijuana Taxes for Reparations
Leaders of San Francisco’s African American community are calling on the city’s Board of Supervisors to use the income from hotel and marijuana taxes to fund reparations. According to the NAACP San Francisco branch, the reparations would be used to make amends for the city’s historic injustices against its black residents. “Here we are at the end of 2019...