Reparations

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Joe Biden, Juneteenth, theGrio.com
August 9, 2024
TheGrio reports the White House met with activists in a last-ditch effort to create a reparations commission before he leaves…
Sheila Jackson Lee, reparations, theGrio.com.
August 2, 2024
TheGrio asked the White House whether President Biden would reconsider his position on HR 40 to honor the late Sheila…
California state Sen. Steven Bradford
May 22, 2024
California state Sen. Steven Bradford says his state “bears great responsibility” to atone for injustices against Black Californians.
April 28, 2024
Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from commissioning reparations efforts.
Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons speaks at a press conference with survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre
April 3, 2024
The Oklahoma Supreme Court heard oral arguments from attorneys representing the last two living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race…
February 28, 2024
San Francisco apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination,
U.S. President Joe Biden, theGrio.com
February 22, 2024
Members of Congress and a coalition of advocates call on Biden to use his executive powers to address a host…
February 2, 2024
If OKed, the proposals would expand access to tech classes, fund anti-violence plans and eliminate licensing fees for people with…
reparations -- Black Voters Matter reparations fund
December 5, 2023
A Florida state senator proposed legislation to allow voters to determine if the state should ban reparations for descendants of…
Proponents for affirmative action in higher education rally
July 11, 2023
Perhaps the best way to counter white supremacy is to culturally appropriate America's tradition of state-sponsored strong-arming.
July 6, 2023
The court’s decision on Wednesday said that no one produced evidence showing they had “suffered individually” any damage...
reparations -- Black Voters Matter reparations fund
July 1, 2023
Black people will not truly be free until we have reparations but reparations is not just about money it's also…
reparations -- Black Voters Matter reparations fund
June 21, 2023
Multiracial support for reparations for Black Americans is growing, with many Jewish and Japanese organizations joining in.
June 19, 2023
Representative Cori Bush is determined to get 14 trillion in reparations for all Black people that suffered from slavery.
June 16, 2023
Philadelphia’s City Council will vote on a resolution to form a reparations task to study compensating descendants of enslaved Africans.
June 11, 2023
While overall, most Americans do not support reparations, younger people do, which some see as a sign of the strength of…
June 9, 2023
New York would create a commission to consider reparations to address the lingering, negative effects of slavery under a bill…
May 31, 2023
White House Correspondent April Ryan speaks with Tulsa descendant, Chief Egunwale Amusan on the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and its ramifications.
California reparations task force
May 17, 2023
San Francisco resident Pia Harris hopes for reparations in her lifetime. But the nonprofit program director is not confident that...
California Ebony Alerts, Sen. Steven Bradford
May 12, 2023
A California senator on the Reparations Task Force is warning Black residents to not assume that large cash payments are…