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'More hopeful than ever:' Biden's lead on racial equity is a promising signal for reparations, experts say
The White House confirmed last month that President Joe Biden continued to back a study of reparati…
Bre'Anna Grant
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'Slavery ended over 130 years ago': Former NFL player Herschel Walker says Black Americans shouldn't get reparations
"Reparations teach separation," he said. "Slavery ended over 130 years ago. How can a father ask hi…
John L. Dorman
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A North Carolina city council voted unanimously to give all its Black residents reparations, but they still have a long way to go
The city council of Asheville, North Carolina, unanimously voted to provide reparations to Black re…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Reparations 'definitely' have merit and should be taken seriously, Atlanta Fed president says
Raphael Bostic said reparations should be considered and the program in Illinois is "quite interest…
Ben Winck
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Companies like Bank of America are facing demands that they pay reparations for their role in perpetuating the racial wealth gap
Some critics argue companies that actively discriminated against Black people or otherwise perpetua…
Allana Akhtar
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Reparations for slavery are back on the table. Here's how likely it is lawmakers take action on them and what it could mean.
Proponents say they're necessary to right centuries of oppression and inequality.
Kit Stone
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An Illinois city is paying $10 million in reparations to Black residents - a US first - beginning with mortgage relief
Evanston, Illinois' city council will spend the first $400,000 on housing and mortgage assistance f…
Natasha Dailey
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California task force determines that only direct descendants of US slaves will receive reparations
Black immigrants and their descendants will not be eligible for the statewide initiative to address…
DeArbea Walker
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Benedict Cumberbatch's family could face legal pressure to pay reparations over historical links to Barbados slave trade, report says
Barbados, in the Caribbean, may seek reparations from slave owners' descendants. Benedict Cumberbat…
Joshua Zitser
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America's first Black billionaire is calling for $14 trillion in reparations to compensate for slavery, Jim Crow, and '200 years of systemic racism'
Robert L. Johnson, who founded BET, suggested a total sum that could equate to more than $300,000 p…
Aleeya Mayo
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Trump demands China pay $10 trillion of 'reparations' to US for damage caused by COVID-19
Former President Donald Trump demanded that China pay $10 trillion in "reparations" to the US durin…
Joshua Zitser
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he's 'not apologizing' for controversial 'reparation' comments, says 'only racists talk about racism'
The Alabama senator made remarks about "reparation" at a Trump rally that were widely condemned as …
Bryan Metzger
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Their ancestors died before they could fully enjoy the reparations they received. Years later, the money 'played a big role' in going to college.
Breanna Larkins and Keri Miller are two descendants of the 1923 massacre that destroyed a thriving …
Taylor Ardrey
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Black Californians could get $223,000 each in reparations — and it could even help close the state's homeownership gap
A special task force assembled by Governor Gavin Newsom is preparing a final proposal on reparation…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Police convictions aren't equivalent to justice, family members of police brutality victims say. They want reparations to make up for generations of institutionalized racism.
Derek Chauvin's conviction is a step toward justice. But activists argue broader reparations like d…
Yelena Dzhanova
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2020 Democrats have started to clash over slavery reparations, but a new poll shows most liberals support the idea
SurveyMonkey Audience polls from a national sample balanced by census data of age and gender. Respo…
John Haltiwanger,Walt Hickey
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California recall candidate Larry Elder says it could be argued that slave owners were owed reparations after the Civil War
Because slavery was legal at the time, Elder said that it could be argued that both Black people an…
Morgan Keith
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White House advisor Cedric Richmond says Biden wants to tackle racial barriers as Congress considers studying reparations
"We have to start breaking down barriers that have held people of color back and especially African…
John L. Dorman
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Bernie Sanders when asked about reparations says there are 'better ways' to help people than 'writing out a check'
When Sanders was asked to expand on his views regarding this issue on ABC's "The View," the senator…
John Haltiwanger
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Ta-Nehisi Coates ripped into Mitch McConnell during congressional testimony where he made the case for reparations for the descendants of slaves
"To ignore the fact that one of the oldest republics in the world was erected on a foundation of wh…