USDA Will Compensate Black Farmers for Discrimination
The National Black Farmers Association just won a historic $2.2 billion in reparations from the U.S. government.
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Rooting for Black Land Ownership
Exploring the history of land theft in the U.S., Brea Baker argues that the Black reparations and Indigenous Landback movements are stronger together.
Beyond Reparations for Tulsa’s Black Wall Street
The great-granddaughter of a Tulsa Massacre survivor showcases how the Greenwood District community is rebuilding even as reparations remain elusive.
How Towns and Cities Are Implementing Reparations
In the absence of federal action on reparations, Black activists are leading grassroots efforts at the local level to deliver compensation for generations of racial harm.
Will California Take Reparations to the Finish Line?
Journalist Erin Aubry Kaplan surveys the state’s reparations process and examines whether there will be compensation to Black Californians for racial harm.
Rebuilding Tulsa With or Without Reparations
Tulsa’s Greenwood District is measuring its wealth in bonds between people and generations, even as reparations for the 1921 massacre remain elusive.
How Black Youth Benefit from Dedicated Spaces
Given the massive generational theft from Black communities, youth advocate Torie Weiston-Serdan reports on how Black youth are creating and controlling their own liberatory spaces.
From TV to TikTok: Reparations on Screen
Reparations are as elusive on-screen as they are in real life, says film and culture critic Jonita Davis.
Becoming “Reparationists”
Identity has long played a role in activist strategies. Trevor Smith explores how it can be applied to the movement for reparations.
Beyond 40 Acres and a Mule
Cities like Evanston, Illinois, and Asheville, North Carolina are paving the way for local reparations in the absence of a federal plan.
Spaces As Reparations for Black Youth
Investing in programs, resources, and physical spaces by and for Black youth is critical to narrowing generationally inherited disparities in wealth, health, and beyond.
How Pop Culture Shapes Reparations
As the movement for reparations gains steam, mainstream and independent content creators continue to find new ways to advance the idea of reparative damages for Black people on screen.
Realizing Reparations
An exclusive digital series exploring the leading edges of the reparations ecosystem—and revealing a path toward healing and reconciliation.
The (Identity) Politics of Reparations
Can “reparationist” be a distinct identity, akin to feminist or abolitionist, a label worn with pride by progressives who believe in reparative compensation for Black people?
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Why Reparations Are a 2024 Election Issue
Reparations for Black Americans are past due. Edgar Villanueva makes the case for reparations as an election issue.
Repairing Decades of Racist School Reforms
In a new book, Bettina Love, Ph.D., lays out the harms created by decades of school reforms and charts a path toward repair.
The Reparations Owed by Big Finance
Can the corporate and finance sector be held accountable for the harms of slavery and Jim Crow segregation?
Reparations for the War on Drugs
Legalizing cannabis nationwide isn‘t enough to repair the harm caused by the War on Drugs, explains Chelsea Higgs Wise of Marijuana Justice.
Fund Black Creatives to Realize Reparations
Hollywood still has a long way to go on racial justice and reparations, says actor and activist Kendrick Sampson.
How Storytelling Fuels the Reparations Movement
Communications specialist Jessica Aiwuyor explores the importance of personal histories and storytelling to shift national culture toward reparations.
Reparations and Representation
Two experts on racial narratives explore how media can begin to repair the harms of racism and move toward reparations.
Why Reparations Can’t Wait
A young activist is building a tradition of economic and social equity for Black workers as a pathway toward reparations.
Achieving Reparations From the Streets to Congress
Maurice Mitchell of Working Families Party showcases how a new, young crop of candidates of color is demanding reparations once in office.
An Elder Activist’s Historic View on Reparations
Kenniss Henry discusses how and why the idea of reparations for Black people is finally gaining steam.
Educating Americans on Reparations
Long-time activist and attorney Nkechi Taifa speaks out on the importance of reparations-related education.
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