Category: Reparations

“California tries to lead the way in terms of civil rights, and we have a responsibility to do that,” said the bill’s author, Assemblywoman Shirley Weber. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News California on Wednesday became the first state to adopt a law paving the way for Black residents and descendants of slaves to receive […]

By Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian A group of Oklahomans, led by 105-year-old woman, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday demanding reparations for the 1921 Tulsa race massacre which saw white mobs burn down a thriving black neighborhood and kill hundreds of people. The lawsuit alleges that the massacre, one of the worst acts of racial violence in […]

The nation’s wealthiest Black man says companies have to think about “what is the right thing to do?” By Paul Meara, BET America’s wealthiest Black man Robert Smith says corporations have a much bigger obligation in addressing inequalities in society and that many of them profited from hundreds of years of slave trading. That said, Smith, during an interview […]

By Deborah Barfield Berry & Nicquel Terry Ellis , USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Against the backdrop of protests across the country over police shootings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities, some mayors and local officials are proposing ways to examine the impact of slavery and help atone for it, including reparations. From Providence to Asheville, N.C., […]

The idea of economic amends for past injustices and persistent disparities is getting renewed attention. Here are some formulas for achieving the aim. By Patricia Cohen, The New York Times If you’re surprised that the issue of reparations for black Americans has taken so long to resolve, blame the president. President Andrew Johnson. As the Civil War […]

By Joel Burgess, USA TODAY ASHEVILLE, N.C. – In an extraordinary move, the Asheville City Council has apologized for the North Carolina city’s historic role in slavery, discrimination and denial of basic liberties to Black residents and voted to provide reparations to them and their descendants. The 7-0 vote came the night of July 14. “Hundreds of years of […]