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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
07.28.21
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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
07.04.21
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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
06.30.21
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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
06.25.21
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
06.02.21
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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
06.02.21
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
05.15.21
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
03.24.21
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
03.05.21
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
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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
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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
04.29.21
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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
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