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…
Category: Policy & Legislation
Bills, commissions, and task forces at the federal, state, and local levels. Legislative progress and challenges.
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…
ADOS
Yvette Carnell Breaks Down The Romancing of Confederate Traitors While Erasing Slavery’s History
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.
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