Breaking Down Reparations For a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the subject, we strongly encourage readers to consult Dr. Darity’s extensive academic contributions on reparations. Read What We Get Wrong About Closing the Racial Wealth Gap, and Checkout the newest work From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in…
Category: Policy & Legislation
Bills, commissions, and task forces at the federal, state, and local levels. Legislative progress and challenges.
California Reparations Task Force
Gavin Newsom Vetoes Five Reparations Bills For Descendants of American Slavery
Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed five bills aimed at providing “reparative justice” for Black Californians, particularly descendants of enslaved people, in October 2025. The bills he vetoed focused on giving preferences and support in college admissions, home-buying programs, business licenses, and restitution for property unjustly taken through eminent domain. Vetoed…
California Reparations Task Force
California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Creating Reparations Agency
California has officially broken new ground in the reparations movement with the signing of Senate Bill 518 by Governor Gavin Newsom. He Also vetoed Five Reparations Bills For Descendants of American Slavery
News
Chance The Rapper Highlights Ben & Jerry’s Support for Reparations
Chance The Rapper has publicly expressed support for Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, following Greenfield’s resignation. Greenfield stepped down due to conflicts with the parent company, Unilever, which he says has been restricting the company’s activism on social justice issues. Chance highlighted Greenfield’s commitment to causes like Black…
ADOS
Dr. Ray Winbush talks Reparations, Hip-Hop, and The Black Male w/Toby Tansil
Dr. Ray Winbush talks Reparations, Hip-Hop, and The Black Male in an interview with Toby Tansil on Building Se7en ®
Community and Activism
Zohran Mamdani, Ben Crump, and Al Sharpton March on Wall Street for Economic Justice
Attorney Ben Crump delivered a powerful and impassioned message at the 2025 March on Wall Street for economic justice, famously reiterating, “Economic justice is civil rights. Economic justice is civil rights. Economic justice is civil rights.” Crump drew a powerful comparison, stating, “Worse than how they killed George…
California Reparations Task Force
NAACP Calls on California Legislature to Pass Reparations Bills with Courage
The NAACP is urging the California Legislature to move forward decisively on stalled reparations bills aimed at addressing the systemic injustices faced by Black Californians. Despite growing public support and the state’s historical responsibility, legislative progress has been slow, prompting calls for bold leadership and courage. The urgency to pass…
Podcast
Congressman Al Green speaks with Willie D on Reparations Being A Debt Owed
Al Green breaks down his position on Reparations. Willie D has a special message for those who are against Reparations.
Art, Culture & Memory
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice – From Resistance to Reparations: A Black August Teach-In
From Resistance to Reparations: A Black August Teach-In, hosted by the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and co-sponsored by a coalition of grassroots organizations. This event brings together leading advocates, organizers, and scholars actively shaping the conversation around reparations, Black August, and justice in New Jersey. The panel dives…
Art, Culture & Memory
Dr. Nkechi Taifa Presents – Reparations 101 – City of Greenbelt, Maryland
Dr. Nkechi Taifa, An attorney, activist, author, scholar, entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Nkechi Taifa has a rich history specializing in the advancement of projects which enrich the legal, educational, cultural and financial health of the community. Check out Reparations on Fire ! Reparations on Fire combines a historical survey…