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Reparations
Hollywood still has a long way to go on racial justice and reparations, says actor and activist Kendrick Sampson.
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Communications specialist Jessica Aiwuyor explores the importance of personal histories and storytelling to shift national culture toward reparations.
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Two experts on racial narratives explore how media can begin to repair the harms of racism and move toward reparations.
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A young activist is building a tradition of economic and social equity for Black workers as a pathway toward reparations.
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Maurice Mitchell of Working Families Party showcases how a new, young crop of candidates of color is demanding reparations once in office.
Kenniss Henry discusses how and why the idea of reparations for Black people is finally gaining steam.
Long-time activist and attorney Nkechi Taifa speaks out on the importance of reparations-related education.
Reparative justice expert Dreisen Heath translates activism into policy to realize reparations for Black Americans.
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Progressive Congressional representative Jamaal Bowman discusses why the demand for reparations is central to racial justice.
Edgar Villanueva explores how to disrupt a capitalist system that fuels the racial wealth gap.
An exclusive digital series exploring the leading edges of the reparations ecosystem—and revealing a path toward healing and reconciliation.
A task force calculated how much Black residents should receive for systemic, state-sanctioned discrimination and ongoing harm.
Inspiring stories about our past can open portals to the world that awaits us and help us dream what a world with reparations looks like.
In order to achieve full reparations, we need to reconstruct media systems built on violence, specifically anti-Black violence.
In order to fully realize the promise of Juneteenth, historian Yohuru Williams says we need to move beyond symbolism to doing the hard work of addressing structural racism.
YES! co-founder Sarah van Gelder reflects on her conversations with the late Rev. Desmond Tutu, who spoke with YES! for our 2015 “Make It Right” issue.
The first of its kind, the nine-member task force will study and develop reparations proposals in order to start repairing the harm done to African American families and communities by U.S. policies.
Reparations, debt cancellation, and climate justice are all regular features in climate solutions—but what do they mean in practice?
How to decolonize wealth through reparations.
Until federal reparations happen, local organizations across the country are stepping up.
Unequal schools are one of many manifestations of systemic racism. Changing the way schools are financed and homeowners are taxed can be a vehicle for reparations.
Slavery was the ultimate labor distortion. A crucial part in the discussion on reparations today should center on reshaping the labor relationship between employers and employees.
Addressing histories of mass violence have to include both material reparations and public and visible symbolic gestures.
Observances and paid holidays alone can’t fix the problems caused by White supremacy.
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