What would the future of global reparations in America look like for Black and indigenous people? A new exhibition in ...

WASHINGTON — “Institutional harm was done to Black people through deliberate laws.” That was the message on Capitol Hill yesterday, as U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley held a briefing on her push ...

The median income for an Asheville family is just over $42,000 dollars; for black families, it's $30,000, according to U.S. Census data. The wealth gap is even more staggering: nationwide, the net ...

Here's what reparations would look like for Black Californians as the task force prepares for the final vote in Oakland Saturday. Here's what you need to know about reparations.

As part of an ongoing effort to address racial disparities through reparations, the Justice League of Greater Lansing awarded ...

Evanston has disbursed millions of dollars to Black residents as part of its first-in-the-nation municipal reparations ...

Moore says eligibility will be based on lineage - not by race. That means those who are descendants of former slaves or descendants of free Black people who were living in the U.S. prior to 1900.

The Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program, launched in June, is a $500,000 state-funded initiative that sponsors free DNA tests ...

Rev. Malik Al-Akram addressed members of Umoja, Boston University’s black student union, last night at the College of Arts and Sciences, saying he is “100 percent” sure that African Americans will ...

The commission is calling for reparations not just for people who can trace their lineage back to slavery, but any Black residents disproportionately impacted by systemic racism in St. Louis.

The idea of giving Black people reparations for slavery dates back to right after the end of the Civil War (think 40 acres and a mule). For decades, it's mostly been an idea debated outside the ...