Reparations for slavery is the application of the concept of reparations to victims of slavery or their descendants. There are concepts for reparations in legal philosophy and reparations in transitional …

Dec 1, 2025 · In December 2023, New York joined California and Illinois in considering statewide reparations. In 2021 Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, became the first American city to …

The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland launched a fifth round of reparations grants as the state established the Maryland Reparations Commission to assess cash compensation recommendations.

Jun 19, 2025 · Reparations are steps to remedy and make amends for serious harm. International human rights law requires governments to remedy human rights violations, including where …

Feb 19, 2025 · Reparations represent a commitment to acknowledge and apologize for the harm done in the past; to provide material redress for that harm; and to making the structural changes necessary …

Nov 27, 2023 · Learn all about reparations in the U.S. with these 10 documentaries and discussions with experts on PBS.

Oct 17, 2025 · Across the world, people are still suffering the long-lasting effects of slavery and colonialism and struggling to get the reparations they deserve from governments and private actors …

WHEREAS, African Americans have been enslaved in the United States from 1619 to 1865 and people of African descent have been murdered, brutalized, made victims of genocide, sexually assaulted …

Jun 27, 2023 · A freedwoman named Belinda Sutton, also known as Belinda Royall, asks the Massachusetts legislature for reparations and is granted a pension of 15 pounds, 12 shillings out of …

Jan 9, 2026 · 2024: The mayor of Chicago, Illinois, has signed an executive order to create a task force to study and define reparations, identify areas for redress, and make recommendations for remedies …