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Asheville City Council Sets Stage For Reparations To Black Residents
An effort to make up for decades of discriminatory policies is moving ahead in the North Carolina city.
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Former NFL Player Herschel Walker Testifies Against Reparations Bill
Former NFL player and avid Trump supporter Herschel Walker testified virtually against Black Americans receiving reparations during a Congressional hearing.
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Now That The Stimulus Package Is Agreed On, When Will Checks Arrive? Who Gets Them? How Much? Coronavirus Money Questions Answered
The new $900 billion economic stimulus package over the coronavirus pandemic means most Americans will get a payment from the government, but is it really that simple. Here are some answers to common questions.
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Reparations: Where’s our 40 Acres and a Mule? | Afram News
Have you ever heard the phrase, "40 acres and a mule?" If you have, depending on your age and wisdom, you may or may not know what that means. The saying is tied to "reparations," which is what many African Americans feel is owed to them by the government for slavery, and rightfully so.
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Reparations For Slavery: A Promise Never Delivered
Some 156 years after the end of the Civil War and the official abolition of slavery through the 13th Amendment, the idea of reparations is gaining currency in Washington. Is it time for the U.S. to pay its debt for the legacy of slavery?
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Actor/Activist Danny Glover Calls for Passage of Law to Study Reparations for African Americans | The Orlando Advocate
Renowned actor and activist Danny Glover has lent his name and influence to the call for the US Congress to pass HR-40 -Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, introduced to the House in 1989 by the late Congressman John Conyers, Jr. In Conyers absence, Texas
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California governor signs historic reparations bill into law | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia On September 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law historic legislation that paves the way for African Americans and descendants of slaves in the Golden State to receive reparations for slavery. The bill, authored by
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California Gov. Newsom Signs Reparations Bill Into Law
Assembly Bill (AB) 3121 moves descendants of enslaved Americans one step closer to getting restitution for centuries of free labor and legal discrimination that followed it, supporters say. But Black Californians who may qualify for reparations payments, should not expect a check any time soon for
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Why The U.S. Needs To Do Reparations Now
Addressing centuries of racist policy is a critical solution to today’s social unrest, explains law professor Mehrsa Baradaran in an interview with HuffPost.
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Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Receives NNPA 2020 National Leadership Award
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) has introduced several bills, including the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act, H.R. 71, the Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2015, and H.R. 4660, an
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California Governor Signs Historic Reparations Bill into Law | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “After watching [the presidential] debate, this signing can’t come too soon,” Newsome declared during a videoconference with lawmakers and other stakeholders, including the rapper Ice Cube, who championed the bill. “As a nation, we can only truly thrive when every one of us has the
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Actress Jackee Harry From ‘227’ and ‘Sister, Sister’ Comes Out In Support Of Reparations Specifically For ADOS
Actress Jackee Harry of “227” and “Sister, Sister” fame is using her star power to advocate for reparations for Black Americans. “I believe that the window this time for, I call it guilt-money, and by that I mean specifically, if they want to make some changes … in systemic racism...
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Sacramento Report: Reparations Bill Marches Forward - African American News Today - EIN News
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Expressed Suspicion About Reparations by Asking: ‘Who is Black?’
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Reversing Course: Obama Says He Favors Reparations As Proposed Legislation Gains More Support
Former President Barack Obama said he believes America owes a debt to the descendants of enslaved Africans, reversing his position on reparations as debate about legislation on the contentious topic gains steam in Congress.
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New Black America! | Afram News
On January 20, the nation took on the tune of a Ray Charles hit, officially singing to "President" Donald Trump to "hit the road, Jack, and don't you come back no more, no more!" But now, what happens next?
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New 2020 Poll: Majority of Americans Support Reparations for Black People - Milwaukee Community Journal

Democracy in Color poll finds 56% of respondents believe U.S. Congress is 'doing too little' to address racial inequality. SAN FRANCISCO -  A majority of Americans now support reparations for Black people, according to a new poll released today by Democracy in Color and Civiqs. In just one

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As Newsom Weighs Reparations Bill, A Scholar Has A Word of Caution for California - Voice and Viewpoint
ORLANDO MAYORQUIN A bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk would authorize a reparations study for Black Californians. But a prominent scholar says he hopes California’s effort won’t detract from the national conversation on redressing slavery. Coming off the defeat of a series of police reform
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Reparations For Slavery Considered By California Lawmakers - African American News Today - EIN News
California lawmakers are setting up a task force to study and make recommendations for reparations to African Americans, particularly the descendants of slaves, as the nation struggles again with civil rights and unrest following the latest...
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Assessing the Million Man March: - Los Angeles Sentinel
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The City of Asheville Voted To Provide Reparations To Black Residents
The City Council of Asheville, North Carolina has voted to provide reparations to African American residents and their descendants.
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Mixed reactions in Namibia over rejected Germany reparations offer | Africanews
Reactions are pouring in Namibia over the government's rejection of a 10 million euros genocide reparations offer from
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U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Unveils Plan for Black American Reparations Bureau
By Victor Trammell Photographer: Earl Gibson III for WireImage/Getty Images Image graphics: Gluekit A woman known as one of Black America's most influential politicians at the national level is proposing a comprehensive new reparations plan. Punitive obligations, which legally sanction financial
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Billionaire Robert Smith Calls On Corporations To Adopt His 2% Reparative Plan For Black People
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Former Facebook Manager Attacks Black America: Obama was President So Stop The Victim Mentality, Says No To Reparations
A former Facebook manager posted a video on his YouTube channel blasting Black America, the George Floyd protesters and the call for reparations. His name is Patrick Shyu, and according to his LinkedIn page, he was the tech lead for Facebook from 2018 to 2019. He was also tech lead at Google
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California Becomes 1st U.S. State to Create Proposals for Reparations to Descendants of Enslaved People
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The Sunken Place: Retired NFL Player Herschel Walker Says Reparations Are Not Biblical: “Slavery Ended Over 130 Years Ago”
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