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First U.S. city to offer Black residents reparations faces class-action lawsuit
The Washington Times· 16 hours agoThe first U.S. city to offer reparations to Black residents now faces a federal class-action lawsuit...
James Toler, Indianapolis' first Black police chief, dies
Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoOf being the city’s first Black chief, Toler called the designation an honor, but one that carried...
Evanston’s groundbreaking reparations program challenged by lawsuit from a conservative activist...
CNN.com· 14 hours agoThe lawsuit, filed last month, against the city of Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, alleges...
Home of first Black doctor in Mesa gets $20K budget. Some say it's not enough
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAfter hearing the city would set aside $20,000 for the Alston house, he felt grateful...other...
This City is Paying Out Reparations to Black Folks...Guess Who's Trying to Stop It
The Root· 14 hours agoCity Council voted to launch the first phase of a reparations program for Black residents in the...
First all-Black-led radio station hits airwaves in Detroit
CBS News· 20 hours agoDetroit is a city of firsts, and the city's latest first is an all-Black-led sports radio station...
Ex-Black Panther party leader endorses Donald Trump
Newsweek· 23 hours agoIn a video posted on TikTok, Hilliard called Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, a "decent man" and a "friend to African Americans." Hillard said...
First-in-nation reparations program is unfair to residents who aren't Black, lawsuit says
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoPeople who support reparations, including a large majority of Black Americans, say Black descendants...
New funds for Bethany Cemetery help Austin's first Black cemetery write its next chapter
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoShe sees the 6 acres of hand-carved, weather-worn headstones at Austin’s first Black cemetery as...
Former refugee becomes NI's first black mayor
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoShe said she would be “one who is accessible and one who will lead with hope”. "It is our time to build a more inclusive, prosperous and vibrant Derry &...
