Massachusetts Town Creates Fund to Pay Reparations to Black Residents
Amherst, MA, is working to offer financial restitution to their Black residents as an atonement for slavery and discrimination....
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Black Democrats Pushing Party Leaders for Reparations Vote This Month
As we inch closer to making Juneteenth a national federal holiday, a group of Black Democrats are urging lawmakers to vote on a reparations bill...
Black Residents Reject Reparations Program in Evanston, IL
In March, Evanston, IL became the first US city to introduce a reparations program. But nearly 3 months later, the town's Black residents are frustrated....
Virginia Theological Seminary Is Paying Reparations To Descendants Of Slaves Who Built Campus
The Virginia Theological Seminary has begun paying reparations to descendants of slaves who built the campus during slavery and Jim Crow....
Germany to Pay $1 Billion in Reparations to African Country
After years of indifference, Germany will pay Nambia $1.3 billion over 30 years for war atrocities its troops committed between 1904 and 1908....
Students Call For Colleges to Atone for Slavery Ties Through Forms of Reparations
Students Call For Colleges to Atone for Slavery Ties Through Forms of Reparations...
House Committee Votes to Advance 30-Year-Old Reparations Bill
America could get that much closer to finally addressing the age-old debate over paying reparations to the descendants of African slaves. ...
Virginia Passes Law Requiring Universities to Create Scholarships for Descendants of Slaves
The Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program will go into effect in the 2022-2023...
Former NFL Player Herschel Walker Testifies Against Reparations Bill, Says ‘We Use Black Power to Create White Guilt’
Former NFL player and avid Trump supporter Herschel Walker testified virtually against Black Americans receiving reparations during a Congressional hearing....
Rep. Jackson Lee Reintroduces Legislation To Explore Reparations For Black Americans
The Texas representative reintroduced the legislation to Congress as the new Biden-Harris administration transitions into the White House. ...