“If America can create a $1.8 billion fund for political allies in 48 hours — it can repair 250 years of slavery.” — Dr. Cornel West, CNN, May 18, 2026 The Trump administration just created a $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” using taxpayer money to compensate political allies who claim they were unfairly…
Tag: REPARATIONS
Books
Dr. Marcus Hunter on Why Reparations Must Be Holistic, Collective, and Intergenerational
Dr. Hunter’s book Radical Reparations explores the many forms reparations can take — going beyond financial compensation to include psychological, cultural, spiritual, and community-level repair The conversation is anchored in the American Psychological Association’s resolution on Individual, Collective, and Intergenerational Trauma Recovery — a landmark document that formally recognizes the restorative roles of restitution and reparations…
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…
Community and Activism
Happy Reparations Day Chicago: How Chicago Won Reparations for Police Torture Survivors
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…
Decatur Reparations Task Force
Fulton County Georgia Reparations Task Force Produced A “Harm Report”.
Fulton County, Georgia has taken a landmark step in confronting its racial past. The county’s Reparations Task Force — established by the Board of Commissioners in 2021 — has produced a sweeping 615-page “Harm Report” documenting the generational damage inflicted upon Black residents from the county’s founding in 1853 through…
African Union
The UN Just Passed a Reparations Resolution. The U.S. Said No.
Today, at the United Nations General Assembly, 123 nations voted to declare the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity.” Not an opinion. Not a debate. A formal, global declaration on record, forever. The resolution, led by Ghana and backed by the entire African Union, does not just…