The Observer reflects on the meaning of reparations and the work being done by leaders advocating for descendants of enslaved Blacks to be given compensation for the generational impact of racism.

Here is our collection of stories addressing this important issue:

Illinois City Begins Paying Reparations to Black Americans

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) – Reparations have finally arrived for some Black Americans. The city of Evanston, Illinois, began its historic reparations program by providing compensation to its many of its Black residents. Checks and vouchers in the amount of $25,000 have been sent this week to eligible residents, a move that…

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Judge Rules Against Survivors of the Tulsa Massacre

By BlackManStreet.Today | Special to the Trice Edney News Wire (TriceEdneyWire.com) – An Oklahoma judge rejected demands for reparations resulting from the 1920 Tulsa Massacre in which more than 300 Blacks were killed, and hundreds were left homeless following an attack led by Whites of the Greenwood Neighborhood, also known as Black Wall Street. The…

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Affirmative Action Is Over. The Time for Reparations Is Now

After the Supreme Court’s decision, we must urgently refocus on an agenda for equitable restitution addressing slavery and Jim Crow’s economic toll.

By Roger House | Word In Black (WIB) – Affirmative action was a promise to deliver economic justice to Black America that fell short. It was envisioned as an array of “helping hand” policies for the descendants of enslaved people designed by the authorities that had enslaved them. It offered a slow walk to restitution…

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Reparations Task Force Releases 1,100-Page Final Report

By Keyshawn Davis | Special to The OBSERVER The auditorium of the March Fong Eu building was packed with anticipation and joy Thursday morning when California’s Reparations Task Force released its 1,100-page final report – the first document of its kind in American history. The agenda was filled with personal testimonies from families affected by…

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