New York Reparations Commission Hears Calls for Cash Payments
Some Black New Yorkers urged direct payments as the state commission weighed compensation for slavery and other racial injustices.
- Black New Yorkers at a state commission hearing demanded cash reparations for slavery and racial injustices, calling payments essential for true justice.
- Governor Kathy Hochul signed a 2023 bill creating the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies to study slavery's impact and potential reparations options,.
- Advocates argued that reparations eligibility should be limited to descendants of enslaved people rather than all Black immigrants,.
- Other cities such as Evanston and San Francisco have enacted or proposed reparations programs, though New York's commission is still studying options with no payments approved yet,.
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N.Y. reparations commission holds final public hearing as residents call for cash payments
"It shouldn't only be a check, but it should start with a check": New York's state reparations commission convened its final public hearing Saturday in Harlem, where residents called on officials to make direct cash payments to Black Americans as the only path to what one attendee described as "true justice."
State of New York Hearing: Reparations for Slavery Only Form of 'True Justice'
Black New Yorkers attending a state commission studying remedies for racism said they were due cash reparations for slavery and other past injustices. The post State of New York Hearing: Reparations for Slavery Only Form of ‘True Justice’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Black New Yorkers Reveal How Much They Want in Reparations from the State and What They Think These Payments Should Look Like
A New York activist explains why she believes the state should give out slavery reparations to Blacks. Credit: Fox News screenshot Black New York residents have some provocative thoughts on the issue of reparations as compensation for slavery and other ‘racial injustices.’ Back in December 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that established a “community commission to study the history of slavery in New York state” to examine “var…
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