Update: New York Just Pushed Its Reparations Study to 2029. The new deadline is 2029 — nearly four years past the original target. That’s two more election cycles, one more presidential term, and many more potential setbacks before New York even recommends anything. The commission was never empowered to…
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Educational Resources
Cynthia McDonald Makes the Secular Case for Reparations.
Cynthia McDonald — social worker, political advocate, and lead organizer for Black Nonbelievers Chicago. Originally presented at the Women of Color Beyond Belief conference and uploaded to Vimeo in October 2025, her talk is a masterclass in evidence-based justice. McDonald argues that faith-based appeals for reparations are ineffective — they can be…
Educational Resources
Dr. Shango Blake Addresses the New York State Commission on Reparations for African Americans.
Black educators are being maligned, targeted, and removed from schools and districts throughout the state of New York. Y’all didn’t hear what I just said. This is happening. That’s right. From the district leadership level, to the principal level, to the teacher level — we’re talking about reparations, and we’re…