Colorado's Black lawmakers are united behind one bill this session: a high-profile study of the legacy of slavery and the state's "track record of racial discrimination." State of play: The two-year study, backed…
Supporters say cynicism among Black voters is proving challenging for the reparations movement SAN FRANCISCO — In the fight for reparations, organizers are crisscrossing California to persuade people like Aziza…
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…
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…
(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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…