reparations for slavery
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Lawmakers, Advocates Set Example for Biden on Reparations
Shortly after entering office, President Joe Biden (D) reiterated his pledge to tackle systemic racism by increasing lending to Black…
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Liberal North Carolina Town Votes for Reparations to Black Residents
Asheville, North Carolina's city council voted 7-0 this week to make reparations for slavery available to its Black residents.
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Bob Johnson Calls for $14 Trillion in Reparations
BET founder and billionaire entrepreneur Bob Johnson is calling for $14 trillion for Black Americans as compensation for slavery, part…
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Juneteenth Hearing on the Hill Puts Reparations Debate in National Spotlight
A House hearing was held this week on legislation that would set up a commission to study reparations for the…
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Congress Mulls Issue of Reparations on Juneteenth
This week, as Black people across the southern United States celebrated Juneteenth, members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on the…
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MUHAMMAD: Reparations is White Man’s Only Path to Redemption
Reparations ought to be a sincere, vigorous effort by The White Man to repair the damage his abuse caused to…
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Ky. Seminary Rebuffs Calls for Reparations to Local HBCU
A theological seminary in Kentucky with historic ties to slavery and racism has refused calls for reparations from a local…
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Reparations Must Include the Costs of Predatory Lending
Public policy institutes as well as university-based research from the University of California at Berkeley and Duke University are connecting…
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EDITORIAL: The Case for Reparations Heats Up
Henry Louis Gates did the movement for reparations for African Americans a huge favor by producing his latest documentary now…
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Georgetown U. Students Embrace Slavery Reparations Fund
Georgetown University students have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tuition fee to benefit descendants of slaves.
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