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 ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pursuing reparations for Black Chicagoans through the "Repair Chicago" forum, even as the ...

Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter, the distinguished Professor of Sociology behind the book Radical Reparations: Healing the Soul of a Nation, is in Washington, D.C., to advance his ongoing push for ...

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There’s new traction in the conversation about reparations for American descendants of slaves. Mayors of eleven cities, including Denver and Kansas City, have just signed pledges to create local ...

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Then St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones appointed members of the City of St. Louis’ first Reparations Commission established by Executive Order in December 2022. The volunteer commission was created to ...

*When it comes to reparations for black folk in this country, finding non-black politicians and other leaders that are down with the concept has been a daunting task. But for black billionaire Robert ...

Re “California measure aims to avoid racial bias ban” (July 15): In 2020, the liberal state Legislature exploited the societal panic over George Floyd’s death by manipulating the skyrocketing emotions ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) says he has vetoed a state-approved bill to create a commission to study and recommend reparations for slavery and racial discrimination. In his veto letter sent Friday, ...

A coalition of lawmakers and advocates says there is no better time to push for varying forms of reparations as President Trump’s administration continues to attack DEI and once-protected civil rights ...