Recognizing that enslaved men, women and children built many of the cities, rail lines and ports that fuel the American economy is a necessary part of any accounting for the legacy of slavery.
For #ReparationsMonday we call on you to get educated, spread the word, and join the fight with incredible local organizers and leaders to build Black political power every day.
Three efforts to right historical wrongs - Nuremberg Trials' prosecution of Nazi war crimes but not crimes against its own people, South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation established the former if not the latter, and today's demand for reparations.
Slavery is the usual argument for reparations. But there’s another reason.
To me, there’s never been a more clear-cut case for reparations than that of Haiti.
Compensating African Americans for the wrongs of history has been a political nonstarter for decades. Then, last November, one Chicago suburb made it a reality.
This is not the time to pull up the (national) hatches and speak simply of the fight against the virus inside our own borders.
The case for reparations and The 1619 Project have focused attention on what makes African Americans distinct
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