Durham Commits $6 Million For Reparations In Approved Budget
Durham is showing what providing reparations for slavery could look like by actually trying to do it. The city’s budget for the next fiscal year includes $6 million that will…
Are reparations the answer to America’s historic racial wealth gap?
The Stagville Plantation was once one of the largest plantations in North Carolina: 30,000 acres, with more than 900 enslaved people working the land. A. Kirsten Mullen, a folklorist and…
11 U.S. Mayors Say They’ll Test Reparations For Black Residents
The mayors of 11 U.S. cities, including Los Angeles and Denver, agreed Friday to set up pilot programs offering reparations to some of their communities’ Black residents, offering a jolt…
‘Black liberation in its totality’: Cori Bush uses Juneteenth to push reparations
Rep. Cori Bush celebrated the signing into law of Juneteenth as a federal holiday by urging the passage of social programs like reparations and ending what she referred to as housing and…
U.S. to investigate former Indian boarding schools, find any remains
June 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. government will investigate the dark history of Indian boarding schools, and work to find the remains of children who died in them, Interior Secretary…
Does the U.S. need a truth and reconciliation commission?
After the social unrest prompted by the murder of George Floyd, some are asking: Is it finally time for the U.S. to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Today, we’ll…
City of Charleston commits $2M toward Emanuel memorial
The city of Charleston has committed $2 million toward the memorial honoring the nine victims and five survivors of the Emanuel AME Church shooting six years ago. The contribution was…
Juneteenth becomes federal holiday celebrating end of slavery in US
The US will officially recognize Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in America, as a federal holiday after Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Thursday. At a jubilant White…
Albuquerque marks 50th anniversary of Mexican American uprising over police violence
Activists in Albuquerque this week commemorated the 50th anniversary of one of the first modern Mexican American rebellions against police over discrimination and harassment. Why it matters: The "Albuquerque uprising" is part of…
Federal policy has failed to protect Indigenous women
Lawmakers in the nation’s capital have an opportunity to fix a longstanding problem with the landmark legislation to prevent domestic violence: its failure to protect Indigenous women. The 1994 Violence Against…