A Framework for Reparations:

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Scholars worked years to develop detailed, 'feasible' plan

For decades, politicians, scholars and activists have debated whether there should be reparations for slavery, and if so, what form that compensation would take. In The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice, authors William A. Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen and Lucas Hubbard work to answer all questions and move the reparations discussion from theory to action, tapping an interdisciplinary team to create a framework to advance the cause.

https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/a-framework-for-reparations?

California lawmakers to weigh over 100 recommendations from reparations task force

A state task force in California has proposed more than 100 recommendations, including cash payments that could surpass $1 million in certain cases, as part of a reparations initiative. It's aimed at addressing historical injustices faced by Black residents who are descendants of enslaved people and have battled systemic discrimination for generations.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-lawmakers-reparations-task-force/

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Virginia Lawmaker Calls for Commission to Study State Universities’ History of Uprooting Black Communities

A Virginia state representative has called for creating a legislative commission to examine public universities’ uprooting of Black neighborhoods following reports of the racial impacts of one local college’s expansion.

https://www.propublica.org/article/commission-black-families-displaced-virginia-universities?

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New York will set up a commission to consider reparations for slavery

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to address the persistent, harmful effects of slavery in the state, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday.

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-reparations-slavery-commission-18578dfe233c1faeccfc5213050b52d3?

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San Francisco is ready to apologize to Black residents. Reparations advocates want more

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination, with several stating that this was just the start of reparations for Black residents and not the end.

https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-black-reparations-apology-8967c828a52c8ce6ac08c77027a23187?

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Virginia Lawmakers Approve Commission to Examine Universities’ Displacement of Black Communities

The groundbreaking commission, which was proposed in response to our “Uprooted” series, would consider compensation for dislodged property owners and their descendants. Whether Gov. Glenn Youngkin will sign the bill is unclear.

https://www.propublica.org/article/virginia-commission-investigate-black-community-displacement-universities?