Reparations in Kansas City called for at Urban Summit Conference
When Gwen Grant looks at the socioeconomic gaps between Black people and white people in the Kansas City area, she feels troubled. “At first glance, you would think, ‘Are we…
Reparations – and the pace and need for them in Asheville – headline annual conference
Just one month after the protests following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Asheville City Council approved a resolution calling for reparations for the city's black community. 16…
Cars drive past a sign welcoming people to the city of in Evanston, Illinois, on March 16, 2021. - A suburb in Chicago is set to become the first place in the United States to provide reparations to its Black residents, with a plan to distribute $10 million over the next decade. Evanston, home to Northwestern University and just north of Chicago along the shore of Lake Michigan, will have a city council vote March 22 on the issue, which is expected to pass. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Hundreds of people have applied for Evanston’s 1st reparations initiative
EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The City of Evanston has received more than 500 applications for its restorative housing program, according to city officials. Justin Marcoviche-Garnett applied on behalf of his…
National figures spar over Black reparations in ABC13-UH debate
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Should Black Americans whose ancestors were slaves receive financial compensation? Two nationally-renowned scholars faced off on the subject of reparations Thursday in an ABC13- University of Houston…
Iowa City Issues Statement On Arrest Of Truth And Reconciliation Commission Member
"We support the mission of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and will continue to work to build trust with members of the community". Press release from the City of Iowa…
Iowa City police arrest chair of Truth and Reconciliation Commission on two-year old charge
Mohamed Traore was arrested Thursday night on a two-year-old OWI charge shortly after the end of a meeting of the Iowa City Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which he chairs. Traore said he was…
SF DA’s truth commission pushed back, yet again
The formation of the truth, justice and reconciliation commission announced by San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin last year has been pushed back yet again. Boudin, whom the San Francisco…
US State Department grants new funding to Peace Accords Matrix
The Peace Accords Matrix (PAM), an innovative research and practice initiative at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, has received a new grant from the United States…
Man arrested after setting Pulse memorial on fire, Orlando fire officials say
Mark Anthony Henson, 64, is being charged with felony criminal mischief ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Fire Department announced the arrest of a man accused of setting the Pulse Nightclub Shooting Memorial…
Texas principal forced to resign over critical race theory
The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District board of trustees voted Monday to part ways with the principal, James Whitfield, who was suspended this year at Colleyville Heritage High School in the Fort Worth…
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