Yvette Carnell dismantles Trump’s narrative as political marketing aimed at erasing uncomfortable truths about slavery and the Confederacy. She highlights the ongoing struggle to confront and honestly remember the harm caused by slavery, while defending the importance of reparations, and truthful history in healing America’s racial divide.
Category: Policy & Legislation
Bills, commissions, and task forces at the federal, state, and local levels. Legislative progress and challenges.
Art, Culture & Memory
Trump’s War on History and Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Powerful Response To Jillian Michaels
Trump’s Smithsonian Showdown President Donald Trump, in his current term, has escalated his criticism of the Smithsonian Institution’s handling of slavery and racial history. He claims the museums focus too much on America’s darkest chapters and not enough on its “brightness” and “success.” This conflict arises as the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, a moment the administration aims to frame as a story of unity and exceptionalism. …
Books
Why True Wealth Equality Needs Reparations, Not Just Rich Role Models
Dr.Sandy Darity’s Call for Real Reparations to End Racial Wealth Inequality Goes Beyond Black Billionaires. Fixing the racial wealth gap means fixing centuries of harm for ALL Black Americans, not just helping a few become super-rich. That takes a lot—possibly trillions—but it’s what closing the gap really requires. See Pg.8…
Church
The Reparations Movement at Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
Oak Grove Presbyterian Church is not only engaging in conversations about reparations but is actively providing reparative funds through the Restorative Actions initiative, embodying their faith through practical, financial commitments to racial justice and repair. Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Minnesota is actively participating in reparative justice efforts, focusing…
Podcast
Lurie Daniel Favors Talks Serious About Reparations and Voting
Lurie Daniel Favors Says If You Are Serious About Reparations, Do this …
Freedmen
Nyhiem Way Talks Lineage and Reparations on Jaybefaunt podcast.
Reparations, Lineage or Status:United Sons and Daughters of Freedmen, President Nyhiem Way Breaks It Down ! Read What We Get Wrong About Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
CARICOM
CARICOM Supports Jamaica’s Legal Fight for Reparations from Britain
Caribbean leaders have united in support of Jamaica’s historic decision to submit a formal petition to King Charles III, seeking a landmark legal ruling from the Privy Council on slavery and Britain’s obligation to pay reparations. Announced by Jamaica’s Prime Minister and current CARICOM Chair, Dr. Andrew Holness, at…
Art, Culture & Memory
Judge Mathis Makes The Case For Reparations on VladTV
Judge Mathis connects the moral case for reparations to economic realities, calls for both government and corporate accountability, and supports ongoing local efforts while pushing for much broader action. Judge Mathis has become a vocal advocate for reparations for Black Americans, tying the demand directly to the ongoing legacy…
News
Rep. Summer Lee reintroduces Reparations Now resolution to Congress
Rep. Summer Lee, a dedicated Democrat from Pennsylvania, is powerfully championing the cause of reparatory justice by reintroducing the “Reparations Now Resolution” in Congress. Her leadership underscores an urgent national responsibility: for the federal government to finally acknowledge and repair the profound, ongoing harms wrought by slavery, segregation, and decades…
African Union
Reparations and Recognition: Highlights from the UN Permanent Forum’s Fourth Session
At the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, Martin Kimani, the newly appointed Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, addressed the Forum’s fourth session with a focus on reparations. His remarks highlighted the importance of acknowledging historical injustices—such as enslavement, colonialism, and the resulting…