reparations

In an op-ed, the founder of the National Black Cultural Information Trust, Inc., writes that reparations requires building collective power.

Harvard University, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college with an endowment of over $50 billion, will partner with HBCUs and implement other strategies to try to make amends for their involvement in slavery.

The concept of reparations is not a new idea by any stretch of the imagination, but its meaning has taken different forms over the years.

The state of California might be one step closer to passing a historic proposal that could make reparations for Black Americans a reality in the state.

Experts on the topic of reparations for slavery are cautiously more optimistic than ever about the prospects of African Americans finally being given a semblance of reparative justice as the larger movement gains momentum. Here's where things stand today.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has officially enacting a bill that will return the rights of a formerly Black-owned beachfront illegally seized a century ago back to the living heirs of Willa and Charles Bruce.

Larry Elder, the often-controversial Black conservative politician from California, gave a hot take on the idea of reparations during a guest appearance on 'The Candace Owens Show' where he argued that slave owners could also be compensated due to their "property being taken away" after the Civil War.

With Adam Harris’ new book, 'The State Must Provide,' the conversation around giving reparations to Black people for the institution of slavery is directed towards the education system at historically Black colleges and universities.

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Calls for reparations for Black Americans continue to grow, with some arguing for a multi-trillion dollar investment.

The case exemplifies a microcosm of the reparations argument and how those in opposition often claim false equivalences, contributing to the systemic racism that Black people routinely face.