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UN committee calls on US to offer ‘reparations’ to descendants of enslaved people
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA United Nations committee is calling on the US to begin the process of attempting to give...
Price tag on reparations for Black descendants of slaves sparks debate as Democrat proposes $14...
Yahoo News via AOL· 1 year agoPhoto illustration: Mark Harris for Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images What’s happening States, cities...
California could soon give reparations to Black people. Here's what that could look like
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter publishing a sweeping historical account linking Black oppression from the slavery era to...
Descendants of slaves in California could receive $200,000 in reparations
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA reparations task force in California announced that descendants of slaves could receive more than...
'Failed promises': Black Californians may soon get reparations. What would they be owed?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 months agoReparations could be coming for Black Californians who are descendants of those enslaved in the...
Parallel reparations efforts gain momentum in California and Capitol Hill
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs California prepares to release a report that will recommend reparations for descendants of...
Black leaders push new resolution on reparations
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) on Wednesday unveiled a resolution urging the federal government to provide reparations to descendants of enslaved Africans and...
Shelby County to study reparations to descendants of slaves, allocates $5 million
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe largest county in Tennessee will soon launch a committee to study the feasibility of reparations...
Inside a California proposal to pay $1.2 million in reparations to Black Americans
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe California Reparations Task Force will vote on a series of proposals this weekend that could see...
There was a time reparations were actually paid out – just not to formerly enslaved people
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHistory is full of examples of nations paying out to compensate for slavery. But the money never...