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Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAffirming Affirmative Action Proponents of affirmative action hold signs during a protest at Harvard...
Some freed people actually received '40 acres and a mule.' Then it got taken away. : Code Switch
NPR· 15 hours agoIt turns out, some freed people actually received land as reparations after the Civil War. And what...
Discovering your family received 40 acres—only to have them seized back
Mother Jones· 6 days ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly...
President Biden, the time for national reparations is now
The Hill· 1 day agoWhen New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a bill late last year to form a state task force to study...
Harriette Gillem Robinet, scientist, civil rights activist and lauded children's author, dies at 92
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoAfter a successful career as a microbiologist, Harriette Gillem Robinet of Oak Park became a widely...
More than 1000 formerly enslaved people were given land, only to have it taken back
WUNC Chapel Hill· 5 days agoWhen we think of Black land ownership at the end of the Civil War, everything gets murky. It's widely accepted that the U.S. government promised former African slaves “40 ...
New state program aims to put 500,000 acres of Montana prairie under conservation leases
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 2 days agoThe Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to authorize the Prairie...
Paying reparations for slavery is possible – based on a study of federal compensation to farmers,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSince the 1930s, the federal government has made payments to victims of financial hardships and...
'Isn’t He a Trumper?': Steve Harvey Enrages Fans After Reparations Chat with Vice President Kamala...
Atlanta Black Star· 4 days agoSteve Harvey wants his cut of reparations owed to Black Americans. He said just that, in so many words, when he moderated a Q&A with Vice President
Jarell Lee, A Rapping School Principal With An Origin Story Fit For A Marvel Hero
The Root· 5 days agoWhen you look at Jarell Lee’s credentials, you may assume he had everything easy. Growing up in...