New York state unveils new reparations task force
In a bold move to confront the historical stains of slavery and institutional racism that have been baked into the very fabric of everyday life, New York is now set…
OPINION: Reparations now?
In Fulton County and elsewhere, committees are forming to explore whether slave descendants are due compensation In 1989, a bill was introduced in Congress calling for the creation of a…
Reparations commission hears preliminary results of harm audit
(Editor’s note: This story was updated Feb. 19 to correct a mistake initially reported in the Carter Development Group’s presentation. According to research conducted for the Cease the Harm Audit,…
Researchers on Boston’s reparations task force can be a template for other American cities, says Bay State Banner’s Ron Mitchell
Boston is taking a major step towards reparations for Black residents: The city has chosen the group of academics and experts who will be leading a research effort into Boston's role in…
Detroit Today: What’s going on with Detroit’s Reparations Task Force?
Task force members Maurice Weeks and Executive Committee Co-Chair Lauren Hood both announced their resignations at the body’s latest meeting. About a year ago, Detroit created its Reparations Task Force to research…
The Taliban vowed to change Kabul. The city may be starting to change the Taliban.
KABUL — More than two years after Taliban fighters streamed into the Afghan capital, seizing power here and vowing to cleanse the country of Western decadence, many of them have…
Why Are Hundreds Of Lahaina Fire Survivors Turning Down FEMA Housing? Because It’s Not In West Maui
FEMA has secured about 1,500 properties for long-term housing for fire victims but only about a third are in West Maui. Cynthia and Terry Shibao took temporary shelter with their…
As the waters of the Demerara River flow outside the largest market in Georgetown, Stabroek Market, vendors, and shoppers arrive on the docks outside of the market by way of river boats, Georgetown, Guyana, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Photographer: José A. Alvarado Jr./Bloomberg
Guyana Is Trying to Keep Its Oil Blessing From Becoming a Curse
The tiny Caribbean nation has the fastest-growing economy in the world, but the boom is stoking challenges from inflation and a growing wealth gap to the looming threat of conflict…
Illegally adopted during Chile’s dictatorship, they’re now reuniting with biological families
SANTIAGO (AP) — Romina Cortés couldn’t pronounce her sister’s last name. She didn’t know what she smells like, what her favorite food is, or what she likes to do in…
A monument honors Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II by listing every name
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Samantha Sumiko Pinedo and her grandparents file into a dimly lit enclosure at the Japanese American National Museum and approach a massive book splayed open to…
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