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Chicago Hosts Mayors At North American Climate Summit
Obama Switches Reparations Stance As Topic Gains Steam

Former President Barack Obama said he believes America owes a debt to the descendants of enslaved Africans, reversing his position…
by Anoa Changa
02.27.21
Rep. Steve King Holds Press Conference On Abortion Legislation
Steve King Renews Birther Attacks On Kamala Harris

Iowa Rep. Steve King renewed birther attacks on Kamala Harris by citing " slaves" and "slave owners" in questioning her…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
11.23.20
Slave Reparations Focus of NYC Protest
Reparations Isn't A Priority For White Democrats: Poll

Surveys show that white folks still aren't supporting the issues as much as Black people.
by NewsOne Staff
07.15.20
Robert F. Smith Portraits
Robert Smith's 'Reparative' Plan For Black Folks, Explained

He lays out a proposal to assist Black communities.
by NewsOne Staff
07.03.20
23 itemsActivist Groups Protest Against Senate Majority Leader McConnell On National Reparations Day
$2 Trillion Stimulus Package Reignites Reparations Debate

Some people are wondering how the U.S. can come up with $2 trillion so quickly for a coronavirus bailout stimulus…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
04.08.20
Bernie Sanders Holds Campaign Rally At St. Louis Area High School
Sanders Changes Subject When Black Voters Talk Reparations

A video has surfaced of Sen. Bernie Sanders specifically being asked about reparations for Black folks and shifted the conversation…
by A. Woods
03.31.20
24 itemsReparations presidential candidates
Where All The Candidates Stand On Reparations

Perhaps no other issue among presidential candidates has managed to get as much attention as the argument surrounding reparations for…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
03.29.20
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A History Of Calls For Reparations In America

It’s a question being asked more frequently of Democrats running for the 2020 presidential nomination.
by John Torpey
03.29.20
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Will Georgetown's Black Students Pay Slave Reparation Fees?

Georgetown University students voted overwhelmingly for a $27.20 per student fee charged each semester to benefit descendants of the school's…
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
CT Senator Chris Murphy Leads Gun Control Filibuster In The Senate
Cory Booker To Introduce Reparations Legislation

Other candidates are talking, the New Jersey Senator is adding action.
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
Demonstrators Protest Against Recent Sacramento Police Shooting Of Unarmed Black Man
New Orleans Apologizes For Lynching Of White Men

New Orleans plans to issue a proclamation on April 12, 2019, apologizing for the 1891 lynching of 11 Italian immigrants.
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
Black Lives Matter - Demonstration in Berlin
Americans Appear Ready To Support Reparations: Report

A new survey suggests that America is finally open to giving some form of reparations to African-Americans.
by nigelroberts1
03.28.20
OP-ED Democratic Lawmakers Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez And Sen. Ed Markey Unveil Their Green New Deal Resolution
OP-ED
Opinion: Thinking Big With AOC’s Green New Deal

America was founded on big thinking like the Green New Deal, resisting and never prospering from small thinking, scare tactics or myopic vision.
by Kwame Jackson
03.28.20
Sanders Announces 2020 Presidential Campaign
Bernie Sanders Confuses With Stance On Reparations

Bernie Sanders has distinguished himself Monday on the topic of reparations, but for all the wrong reasons.
by Bruce C.T. Wright
03.28.20
Georgetown Liturgy
Of Course Georgetown Owes Reparations To Slave Descendants

Descendants of slaves are calling for Georgetown University to atone "for the wealth it unjustly accumulated off the back of…
by ionelholloway
01.22.18
Melisande Colomb, 63 attends Georgetown University
Slave Descendant Enrolls At Georgetown University

One woman, who is a descendant of a slave that was sold by Georgetown University more than 145 years ago,…
by Clarissa Hamlin
12.27.17
Sip, Simmer & Savor, A Culinary Event Series By The Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Collection In Washington DC
Foundation Honors Slave Who Trained Jack Daniel

But where's the bag?
by Bruce Goodwin II, CASSIUS
07.28.17
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Suspected Fresno Shooter Yells 'Let Black People Go'

Suspected Fresno shooting spree killer Kori Ali Muhammad yelled to "Let Black people go" and demanded reparations in front of…
by Clarissa Hamlin
04.21.17
Rep. John Conyers...
Rep. John Conyers Is Not Giving Up

Rep. John Conyers held a Capitol Hill briefing to spark dialogue about reparations.
by NewsOne Staff
02.20.17
Northwestern Wildcats v Wisconsin Badgers
Should Black Students Get Free College Tuition?

The University of Wisconsin student government proposes free tuition for Blacks. They get push-back from school administration.
by nigelroberts1
02.17.17
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