Several Democratic presidential hopefuls are calling for Americans to make reparations for slavery. On June 19, the House judiciary subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights, and civil liberties held a hearing. Its stated purpose was "to examine, through open and constructive discourse, the legacy of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, its continuing impact on the community and the path to restorative justice." Slavery was a gross violation of human rights.
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- Armed guards, reparations and the lives of others: Venice Biennale 2024 – review
There’s less glitz and glamour, more a mood of solemnity at the 60th edition of the Biennale, with revelatory work from Nigeria, Bulgaria and the global south living up to the festival’s provocative ...
04/20/2024 - 8:00 pm | View Link - Reparations drive won’t produce much this year
Even last year, with much smaller deficits than now, Gov. Gavin Newsom made it clear he would veto cash reparations. Not wanting to embarrass him by forcing an actual decision, majority Democratic ...
04/20/2024 - 9:12 am | View Link - UN forum delivers reparations and racial justice recommendations as youth raise their voice
The United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent's third session concluded with preliminary recommendations and a first-ever Youth Declaration.
04/19/2024 - 7:00 am | View Link - UN rights chief urges states to act on slavery reparations
The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for people of African descent at a U.N. meeting on Friday, adding his voice to calls for justice for ...
04/19/2024 - 5:20 am | View Link - How a New Reparations Effort Changed an Expert’s Understanding of History
Don Tamaki was integral to getting redress for Japanese Americans. He says serving on a California task force transformed his view on racism in America.
04/19/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link - More
- Where Reparations Stand in the U.S.
Reparations are measures that seek to rectify a heinous injustice with an acknowledgment and an apology. In this context, they refer to an attempt to remedy the unpaid labor of millions of...
04/19/2024 - 5:31 pm | View Website - Reparations for slavery
There are instances of reparations for slavery, relating to the Atlantic slave trade, dating back to at least 1783 in North America, with a growing list of modern-day examples of reparations for slavery in the United States in 2020 as the call for reparations in the US has been bolstered by protests around police brutality and other cases of ...
04/19/2024 - 9:10 am | View Website - America Has Tried Reparations Before. Here Is How It Went.
America Has Tried Reparations Before. Here Is How It Went. With a renewed focus on reparations for slavery, what lessons can be drawn from payments to victims of other historical injustices in...
04/19/2024 - 12:06 am | View Website - Reparations | History, Definition, & Examples | Britannica
Reparations, a levy on a defeated country forcing it to pay some of the war costs of the winners. The most prominent example is the reparations levied on Germany after World War I to compensate the Allies for some of their war costs. Learn more about reparations and their use in this article.
04/18/2024 - 6:08 pm | View Website - Why most Americans oppose reparations for slavery : NPR
Local reparations programs — in about a dozen cities and the state of California — have renewed hopes for an eventual national policy to compensate for slavery. But after decades of lobbying and...
04/18/2024 - 4:14 pm | View Website - More
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