More than a decade ago, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates successfully pushed reparations into the contemporary conversation with his ...

Two years ago, on Juneteenth, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ) announced that it would convene a group of thought leaders to conduct research and make the case for reparations in ...

This Q&A seeks to answer some common questions about reparations for Black people in the United States as a remedy for enslavement and its legacies, as a matter of human rights. 1. What are ...

WASHINGTON — Despite slim chances of passage and against the backdrop of anti-DEI efforts, some congressional Democrats continue to reintroduce reparations legislation that advocates hope will help ...

The Maryland legislature on Tuesday overrode Gov. Wes Moore veto of a bill to study reparations to descendants of enslaved people in Maryland. The country’s only Black governor was right to veto the ...

Last week, a Wall Street Journal columnist dismissed reparations as “yesterday’s fad,” praising Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for vetoing a bill that would have created a state commission to study them.

When Joe Biden accepted the Democratic nomination in 2020, he said the nation was issuing "the most compelling call for racial justice since the '60s." Months later after winning the presidency, he ...

Months after the city of Chicago embarked on an ambitious project to determine reparations for slavery, a resolution offering Black residents an apology for enslaving their ancestors and perpetuating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The goal is simple and radical: create a New Jersey where Black people are free to flourish — and where everyone benefits when ...

Native American reparations are designed to remedy the U.S. government's historical treatment of indigenous tribes, ranging from monetary compensation to land redistribution and recognition of ...

In this Q&A, Human Rights Watch examines the application of the right to reparation to redress past and present harms stemming from colonial atrocities, including enslavement,[1] systemic racial ...

Janay Reliford, who chairs the Kansas City Reparations Coalition, spoke at the Black Archives of Mid-America last year. She spends a lot of time around the city educating people about why reparations ...