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Del. McCaskill and Sen. Muse: Maryland needs a reparations commission

Summary by The Baltimore Sun

While Maryland prides itself on its rich history, equity-centered policies and unprecedented Black leadership in our state, the deep scars of racial injustice remain embedded in our state’s foundation. Centuries of oppression, from slavery to segregation to modern racial disparities in wealth, education and health, continue to disadvantage Black Marylanders. Disturbingly, there has been a clear retreat from addressing racial injustice at the fed…

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The Baltimore Sun

Del. McCaskill and Sen. Muse: Maryland needs a reparations commission

2 days ago·Baltimore, United States

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Alpha News

Minnesota Democrats reintroduce $100 million reparations bill

Share This StoryDFL legislators introduced a bill this week that would create an advisory council that would distribute up to $100 million in “reparation grants” to Minnesotans who are descendants of slaves. SF2368 is sponsored by Sens. Sandy Pappas, of St. Paul, Erin Maye Quade, of Apple Valley, Susan Pha, of Brooklyn Park, Liz Boldon, of Rochester, and Omar Fateh, of Minneapolis. Rep. Cedrick Frazier, DFL-New Hope, is the chief author of a com…

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quadrant.org.au

The Great Reparations Swindle

[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color="" hue="" saturation="" lightness="" alpha="" text_color=""]C[/fusion_dropcap]ompensation is one thing -- you are done wrong and the person or institution responsible makes up for it. But reparations as currently defined, well they are a different matter entirely: the quest by those who have suffered no ill to extract money from those who did them no harm. Reparations for the enslav…

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News One

Reparations: 5 Takeaways From The CLBC's 'Road To Repair 2025 Priority Bill Package'

Source: Anton Petrus / Getty On Feb. 20, the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) took a significant step forward in its ongoing fight for justice and equality by unveiling its Road to Repair 2025 Priority Bill Package. Developed with insights and recommendations from the California Reparations Taskforce, the caucus put forward a comprehensive proposal aimed at addressing the deep, generational harms inflicted by the brutal history of Af…

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Tribune Chronicle

Reparations are a bad idea

A new law, buried inside an otherwise obscure piece of federal legislation, permits the Washington, D.C., City Council to establish a commission that will give “reparations” to descendants of enslaved people who can demonstrate how slavery and Jim Crow laws have negatively affected their lives. Talk about a high bar. The 12-member commission — yet to be appointed — will include a “social justice expert,” which should tell you all you need to kno…

3 days ago·Warren, United States

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The Sacramento Observer

California Legislative Black Caucus unveils reparations priority bills - The Sacramento Observer

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff WriterThe California Legislative Black Caucus revealed its reparations priority bills package last month.Atop list this year’s 16 pieces of legislation is Senate Bill 518, which would establish a Bureau of Descendants of American Slavery. Authored by Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson, this agency would handle claims to receive compensation and be responsible for confirming that someone is a descendant of an enslaved …

3 days ago

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