Posts Tagged ‘Reparations’
Why the Bruce’s Beach $20 million sale isn’t a model for reparations
Andrew W. Kahrl recognizes the significance of Bruce Beach changing hands, yet he also realizes it isn’t the path forward for reparations.
Read MoreLos Angeles to pay $20 million for land previously seized from Black family in 1912
After just a few months, one family has sold California beachfront land back to the same department that sold it to them.
Read MoreDutch leader apologizes for Netherlands’ role in slave trade
An apology by the Dutch prime minister for the country’s role in slavery might be too little too lady according to some.
Read MoreCalifornia reparations task force to talk eligibility
Californian politicians have convened to determine which descendants of slaves might be eligible for financial compensation–and how much.
Read MoreAlabama sidesteps compensation for survivor of ’63 KKK blast
After the KKK bombed a Baptist church in Birmingham in 1963, Sarah Collins Rudolph lost her eye and sister. Yet her trauma remains ignored.
Read MoreSlavery Fueled Our Climate Crisis. Here’s How Reparations Can Slow It Down.
Sage Howard argues that reparations toward former slaves can contribute toward battling the current climate crisis.
Read MoreCalifornia land taken from Black couple returned to heirs
Nearly 100 years after Willa and Charles Bruce purchased land to create a resort for Black vacationers, the land has returned to their heirs.
Read MoreCourt rules Harvard can be sued for distress over slave photos
This case sets the precedent for the right of descendants of slaves to compensation for distress caused by using photos of their ancestors
Read More6 Takeaways About Haiti’s Reparations to France
By Eric Nagourney, New York Times When the world looks at Haiti, one of the poorest nations on the planet, sympathy for its endless suffering is often overshadowed by scolding and sermonizing about corruption and mismanagement. Some know how Haitians overthrew their notoriously brutal French slave masters and declared independence in 1804 — the modern world’s first…
Read MoreTulsa race massacre reparations lawsuit survives motion to deny and will move forward, judge rules
Survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are hopeful to have their chance to make the case for reparations after this ruling.
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