On May 6, 2026, Chicago gathered at Washington Park Refectory to celebrate “Happy Reparations Day” — and to announce the upcoming groundbreaking of a permanent memorial honoring survivors of Jon Burge’s police torture ring. Jen Ash, Executive Director of the Chicago Torture Justice Memorials Foundation, delivered a…
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Damario Solomon-Simmons on the 105-Year Legal Battle After the Tulsa Race Massacre
Host (Sunny): The fight for reparations for Black Americans has been met with huge resistance — I talk about it on our show all the time. There is a photo in your book that was taken in the aftermath of the massacre. (photo displayed on screen) You return to this image when you…