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Grassroots Groups Are Doing Small-Scale Reparations in Absence of Federal Action
One reparations group in Portland, Oregon, is working to redistribute wealth and enable Black residents to own homes.
Nikki Haley Blasted for Trying to Avoid Saying Slavery Was Cause of Civil War
"I think the cause of the Civil War was basically how government was going to run," Haley said.
Black Labor Powered Reconstruction’s Fight for Democracy. It Can Do It Again.
Collective actions led by Black labor historically pushed moderates to meet radical demands and continue to do so.
A White Mob Attacked a Black Riverboat Captain. This Time, His Life Mattered.
That the dock worker was not presumed to be the aggressor against the attacking white mob is a victory for Black lives.
I’ve Worked With Reparation Efforts Across the US: Here’s What You Need to Know
Reparations are a path toward acknowledgment and justice for victims, not a form of punishment for perpetrators.
House Democrats Call Out “Racist Tropes” in New Florida K-12 History Curriculum
Florida's mandated instruction that people benefited from skills gained in slavery has drawn national attention.
Florida Will Require Students to Learn Enslaved People “Benefited” From Slavery
New curriculum standards in Florida omit "key historical facts about the Black experience," critics say.
Slavery Isn’t Just Black History — It’s US History
Over 100 political leaders descend from enslavers. It’s time for the U.S. to confront this history and its impacts.
Dutch King’s “Apology” for Colonial Slavery Is an Erasure of History
The king’s ancestors did more than "not take action" against slavery. They laid the foundation of slavery in the U.S.
Historian Clint Smith Speaks on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across US
Smith says he recognizes the federal holiday marking Juneteenth as a symbol, “but it is clearly not enough.”