California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs SB 796 authorizing the return of beach-front land to the Bruce family, in Manhattan Beach, CA

Beachfront Returned To Black Family After 100 Years

California Governor Gavin Newsom has officially enacting a bill that will return the rights of a formerly Black-owned beachfront illegally…
by Keenan "HIGz" Higgins
01.01.70

Larry Elder: Slave Owners Deserved Reparations, Too

Larry Elder, the often-controversial Black conservative politician from California, gave a hot take on the idea of reparations during a…
by Keenan "HIGz" Higgins
01.01.70
Slave Reparations

New Book Argues HBCUs Are Owed Reparations

With Adam Harris’ new book, 'The State Must Provide,' the conversation around giving reparations to Black people for the institution…
by Keenan "HIGz" Higgins
01.01.70
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If Black Media Doesn't Tell The Truth About…

This Front Page is by no means exhaustive. There is no way to list the names of every Black person…
by kwestsavali
01.01.70
op-ed Man jumping from bar graph with currency symbols

How Cryptocurrency Can Mean Black Financial Independence

The new frontier is digital, which means newly blazed trails have fewer highway robbers (who are often cops) that can…
by Trevor Baldwin
01.01.70
"Blackbird" New York Premiere

BET Founder Bob Johnson Makes Case For Reparations

Calls for reparations for Black Americans continue to grow, with some arguing for a multi-trillion dollar investment.
by Anoa Changa
09.05.69
Tomato crop harvest during the covid-19 pandemics

Racist Lawsuit Halts Black Farmers' Federal Debt Program

The case exemplifies a microcosm of the reparations argument and how those in opposition often claim false equivalences, contributing to…
by Charise Frazier
12.01.67
Evanston, Illinois Becomes First City To Offer Reparations To Black Residents

Evanston's Reparations Rollout Faces Challenging Start

Three months after the launch of the program, Black Evanston residents are dismayed with the process and want the program…
by Charise Frazier
01.01.70
Ruins of Greenwood District after Race Riots, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, American National Red Cross Photograph Collection, June 1921

Tulsa Race Massacre: Making The Case For Reparations

The Tulsa Race Massacre is a stark example of the failure of the U.S. democracy to provide justice for race-based…
by Adjoa A. Aiyetoro, Co-founder, NCOBRA, Member M4BL Reparations Working Group
01.01.70
Smoke Rising from Destroyed Homes

MOVE Bombing Remains Not Destroyed, Were Kept Intact

Families of victims from the 1985 police bombing of Black liberation group MOVE's headquarters in Philadelphia learned remains previously thought…
by Anoa Changa
03.08.54
Evanston, Illinois Becomes First City To Offer Reparations To Black Residents

Illinois City First In U.S. To Offer Reparations

Committing the first $10 million in revenue from the city’s cannabis tax, Evanston, Illinois, is the first city in the…
by Anoa Changa
01.01.70
Louis Farrakhan Speaks at Slave Reparations Rally

Reparations For Slavery: A Promise Never Delivered

Some 156 years after the end of the Civil War and the official abolition of slavery through the 13th Amendment,…
by Anne C. Bailey
10.30.01
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
01.01.70
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
01.01.70
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
01.01.70
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
01.09.69
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
01.01.70
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
01.01.70
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
07.21.50
W E B Du Bois

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
01.01.70
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