The “1619 Project” of the New York Times, which falsely claimed that the American Revolution was fought partly to preserve slavery, has been named to the “Top Ten Works of Journalism of the Decade” by New York University’s journalism school.
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” former NFL star running back Herschel Walker pushed back against the recently passed California legislation that would consider reparations for black people because of slavery.
The State of California will study reparations to black Americans, thanks to a bill signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
During a “reparations rebellion” protest in London, Extinction Rebellion and BLM climate change activists demanded that financial institutions pay reparations for their role in the slave trade.
A self-described “African reparationist” called for the creation of a pan-African superstate at an Extinction Rebellion climate change protest in London.
State senators in California overwhelmingly voted Saturday to endorse setting up a task force to study potential payment of reparations to black Americans whose ancestors were enslaved.
Dr. Eric Mason, pastor of Epiphany Fellowship Church in Philadelphia, suggested reparations including centuries’ worth of college tuition during his sermon Sunday morning.
As we seek to chronicle everything, we can pause to observe that at one time or another—oftentimes, in fact, for thousands of years—virtually every society on the planet has been a slave-holding society. Indeed, it’s entirely possible that just about every human being on the planet today is the descendant both of slaves, and of slave-holders.
The “Racial Equity Task Force” at the University of Virginia recently published a report in which it demands the creation of a reparations fund for the descendants of slaves that helped build the university’s first buildings. Georgetown University adopted a similar initiative in late 2019.
Duke University economist William Darity Jr. and his wife Kirsten Mullen have co-authored a report proposing $12 trillion in reparations for Americans whose ancestors were enslaved.
Namibia declined an offer from the German government Thursday to pay reparations for a colonial-era genocide, calling it unacceptably low.
Black Lives Matter activists stormed a Seattle neighborhood this week, harassing residents and demanding that they “get the f*** out.”
Demetria Hester, a Black Lives Matter leader arrested Monday during what Portland Police had declared a riot, has been released and will not face charges.
The Burlington City Council on Monday voted unanimously to launch a task force to study reparations for residents whose ancestors were enslaved in the United States.
Black Lives Matter activists in Chicago held a rally Monday evening to stand in solidarity with the dozens of individuals who were arrested after a night of mass looting and criminal activity, with one organizer brazenly defending looting as a form of reparations.
Democrats and the broader left should rebrand their “defund the police” slogan as “refund the communities,” said Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA).
Black Lives Matter protesters issued “social justice” and “black liberation” demands regarding “diversity” to a restaurant owner in Louisville, KY, including a directive for “donations” to organizations run by non-whites.
Democrats have circulated a draft of their proposed 2020 platform. In its present form, it would be the most left-wing platform in the history of U.S. presidential politics.
A “racial equity” task force commissioned by the city of Durham, North Carolina, issued a report Thursday recommending the creation of a reparations fund to address “systemic racism.”
Rapper T.I. called for $44 trillion to be paid out as “reparations” to all black descendants of slaves in the United State on Tuesday’s edition of “The Breakfast Club.”
“We’re gonna hunt every company down [that is] making money off of our pain,” declared actor and rapper Ice Cube on Wednesday in an interview on the nationally broadcast radio show “The Breakfast Club.”
Ice Cube, who has over one hundred soundtrack credits, 31 producer credits, and over 70 acting credits, called for “reparations” from Hollywood studios on Wednesday.
Senate Democrats are proposing a $350 billion measure designed specifically to “address systemic racism and historic underinvestment in communities of color,” via the Economic Justice Act, which they announced on Thursday.
Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Jorge Elorza (D) on Wednesday signed an executive order to pursue a “reparations process” for African-Africans and indigenous people.
North Carolina’s Asheville City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to pass a repentant measure that formally apologizes to black residents and moves to issue reparations in the form of investments in certain areas of the community through the creation of the Community Reparations Commission.
One of the recommendations unveiled in the “Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force” proposal involves establishing a commission to examine the impact of slavery and Jim Crow with the end goal of recommending “remedies,” or reparations. The task force refers to the move as a “building block to begin to redress the harms committed against African Americans.”
The New York Times devoted its entire “Sunday Review” section this weekend to an economic manifesto that lays out a radical left-wing vision for redesigning the American economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
NFL legend and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker responded to the growing tensions across the country by appealing to the Bible, stressing the power of forgiveness and asking, “Why are we penalizing people for what their ancestors did?”
Lena Dunham has apologized for the white privilege that has enabled her to achieve Hollywood success at a young age, saying that from now on, she promises to “sit down” and “shut up, unless it’s to advocate for change for Black people.” The Girls star also pushed slavery reparations and defunding the police.
With Prop 209 repeal and demands for reparations, California Democrats are writing a new chapter in their party’s shameful history of racial discrimination against Asian Americans – all in the name of racial equality.
