Dec 13 More U.S. churches are committing to racism-linked reparations By David Crary, Associated Press The Episcopal Diocese of Texas acknowledges that its first bishop in 1859 was a slaveholder. An Episcopal church in New York City erects a plaque noting the building’s creation in 1810 was made possible by wealth resulting from slavery. Continue reading
Sep 30 California to study reparations for Black Americans By Adam Beam, Associated Press Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Wednesday. It sets up a nine-member task force to come up with a plan for how the state could give reparations to Black Americans. Continue reading
Sep 01 Attorneys file lawsuit seeking redress for Tulsa massacre By Sean Murphy, Associated Press The group is seeking reparations for the destruction of the city's once thriving Black district that was burned to the ground by an angry white mob. Continue reading
Nov 20 New York Times’ ‘1619 Project’ inspires a book series By Associated Press The books will be overseen in part by Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, the initiator of the “1619 Project,” and by Jake Silverstein, editor in chief of The New York Times Magazine. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 7:23 Memory is a superpower in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ novel about the Underground Railroad By PBS NewsHour To make the case for reparations for the toll of slavery, acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has offered forceful advocacy and powerful data-driven argument. With his first novel, "The Water Dancer," he uses fiction to illuminate the Underground Railroad. Coates joins… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 8:13 How southern black farmers were forced from their land, and their heritage African Americans have lost millions of acres of farmland across the South during the last century, in a trend propelled by economic forces, racism and white economic and political power. Most of the losses occurred since the 1950s. John Yang… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 10:28 Can reparations help right the wrongs of slavery? By Paul Solman The first African slaves arrived in North America 400 years ago this month, landing at Jamestown in what's now Virginia. Recently, the idea of paying reparations for the atrocity of slavery has been earning new attention, even making its way… Continue watching
Jul 16 Top Senate Democrat announces support for reparations bill By Yamiche Alcindor “Racism is the poison of America,” Schumer said, adding "when a significant part of America is held back, all of America is held back.”… Continue reading
Jul 09 WATCH: McConnell equates his ancestors’ slave ownership to Obama’s The Kentucky Republican said Tuesday that he and former President Barack Obama have opposed reparations, and "both are the descendent of slave owners."… Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 6:45 News Wrap: Hope Hicks appears before House Judiciary Committee In our news wrap Wednesday, former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks was interviewed by the House Judiciary Committee--the first senior administration official cited in the Mueller report to appear before Congress. But Democrats said she refused to discuss her… Continue watching