reparations

The mayor of San Francisco has signed a city measure to create a fund to grant each of the city’s ‘eligible’ black residents $5 million in reparations.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has approved legislation establishing a new state agency tasked with administering programs for descendants of slaves, marking the latest step in his years-long effort to advance reparations policies despite ongoing political and fiscal challenges.

The California legislature passed a bill last week that would provide reparations to descendants of slaves in the form of college admissions — despite Proposition 209, which forbids the use of race in college admissions.

The African Union has joined a campaign to demand reparations from former Colonial powers over “historic crimes” such as slavery.

Democrat Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) is slated to introduce a reparations resolution this week, as she believes it is a “moral and legal obligation” for Americans.

Lawmakers in Maryland this week overwhelmingly approved a measure to study reparations for slavery.

The African Union (AU), which unites countries across the African continent, declared its theme for 2025 to be the “Year of Reparations” at its conference this weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The leftist Labour Party government is reportedly considering talks with Caribbean nations on the issue of reparations for the British Empire’s role in the slave trade.

Tuesday, during a radio town hall hosted by iHeartRadio “The Breakfast Club” host Charlamagne tha God simulcasted on CNN, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, weighed in on the possibility of slavery reparations.

Vice President Kamala Harris expressed openness to reparations during a Tuesday interview with Charlamagne tha God. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a series of reparations bills on Thursday, including a formal apology for slavery, even though the state entered the Union as a free state in 1850.

The head of Haiti’s “Transitional Presidential Council” demanded “historical reparations” for his country at the U.N. General Assembly.

A reparations task force is a waste of time and takes the focus off real issues facing New York City, such as the impact of migrant crime and Venezuelan gangs, Republican New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

Kamala Harris expressed openness to reparations during a gathering of the National Association of Black Journalists on Tuesday.

Democrat-controlled New York City may enact reparations for slavery in the near future following a decision by the city council on Thursday.

Not even campaign aides are sure of what Vice President Kamala Harris’s policy positions are, Axios reported Friday.

The radical left is pressuring its ally, Vice President Kamala Harris, to continue to support the controversial idea of reparations for black Americans.  

Vice President Kamala Harris remained silent on Monday about whether she supports a package of reparations bills in California.

Black legislators were furious Saturday as a pair of bills to fund reparations stalled in the California state legislature as Gov. Gavin Newsom warned about costs, and activists warned Kamala Harris could suffer politically as a result.

A California pro-reparations group is threatening Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state legislators to pass slavery reparations bills, or the racial backlash will have a “direct impact” on Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.

CNN failed to ask Vice President Kamala Harris about a number of relevant topics in Thursday’s interview.

The San Diego Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to support 14 bills making their way through the California legislature to provide reparations for slavery, even though California entered the Union in 1850 as a free state.

Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed “some form of reparations” for “black people,” an unearthed video from 2019 reveals. 

Vice President Kamala Harris, who Democrat leaders are backing to replace President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race, is reportedly a “dues-paying member” to a church where the pastor has called for reparations, even serving as a the vice chair of California’s reparations task force.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and state legislators struck a deal this weekend to close a $47 billion budget deficit — and agreed to spend $12 million to implement proposals to provide reparations for slavery.

The California State Assembly voted Thursday to issue an apology for the state’s role in slavery — though California entered the Union as a “free state” in 1850.

Asheville, North Carolina’s Community Reparations Commission finally released a list of recommendations it wants leaders to pursue.

Comedian Katt Williams took on the subject of reparations during his new Netflix stand-up special Woke Foke, saying the tens of billions of dollars the U.S. has sent to Ukraine should go instead to black Americans.

California Democrats continue to pursue legislation aimed at reparations for slavery — even though the Golden State entered the Union in 1850 as a free state, and even though the state currently faces a massive budget deficit.

Haitian civil society groups argue that France should pay at least $150 billion in reparations to Haiti for slavery and its aftermath.

Freshman Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested that black Americans should be exempt from paying taxes as a form of reparations.

Tennessee is divided over reparations, with a black Memphis pastor leading the charge against a bill that would prohibit the funding of a proposed reparations study in the state.

An op-ed in The Hill urges the president to “show concern for rebuilding a vital bridge — and for building a bridge of inclusion for Black American workers in the construction industry as well.”

Boston, Massachusetts, Christian leaders are calling on “white churches” to dole out millions of dollars in reparations to black people to rectify their history with slavery.

Black residents of Chicago should receive reparations in the form of no property taxes, a local activist group says.

Radical-left activist and former politician Nina Turner marked Presidents’ Day, the holiday officially named “Washington’s Birthday,” by attempting to vilify America’s first president and founding father as well as other early U.S. presidents.