Reparations measures stall across US, but advocates undeterred
(Reuters, October 2024)
The setback last month followed turmoil at Harvard over that elite university's plans to make amends for historic ties to slavery and a lawsuit challenging an Illinois city's reparations payments.


Are climate reparations finally on the way for vulnerable countries? (Al Jazeera, August 2023) A ‘significant change in action’ is under way to compensate nations under direct assault from climate chaos, observers say.


A glassblower fights to keep her 600-year-old family craft alive (Al Jazeera, July 2023)An Italian glassblower endeavours to continue her family’s 600-year-old glassmaking tradition, even as her dream of home ownership fades.


How a Royal Visit Helped Weaken the Crown’s Grip on the Caribbean (The Nation, October 2022) William and Kate’s springtime tour didn’t spark the movement for independence and reparations in the Caribbean, but it did stoke it.


College campuses see growing reparations movement (ABC News, July 2022)
Over 95 universities are officially studying their ties to slavery.


Churches played an active role in slavery and segregation. Some want to make amends (NBC News, April 2022) Some churches across denominations are acknowledging that their wealth was often built off of enslaved labor and are committing parts of their endowments to reparations funds.


'Because we know it is possible': Japanese Americans join fight for reparations (NBC News, January 2022) Japanese Americans were one of the first major groups to receive redress from the U.S. government. Now they're supporting the Black reparations movement.


White people are Venmoing Black people money. They call it 'reparations.' (NBC News, August 2021) Social media accounts dedicated to crowdfunded reparations have taken off during the pandemic. Will these grassroots efforts affect the national debate?


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