Davyon Love, policy director for the Baltimore-based Black think tank, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, says prominent Baltimore lawyer Larry Gibsons’ criticism of a Maryland bill to study reparations, reflects a mainstream political approach that distances itself from the Black radical tradition. Love contends that his position may give cover to Gov. Wes Moore to veto the bill, undermining efforts to address systemic harm through transformative policy rooted in reparative justice.
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We celebrate Juneteenth, but Baltimore County residents want more
Juneteenth is a celebration of the abolition of slavery in the United States, and it is important to put real action behind the celebrations by addressing systemic racism and implementing equity and social justice policies and practices.
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52nd CBCF Annual Legislative Conference: State policymaker discusses efforts to advance reparative justice for Black Americans
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Reparations for descendants of Africans enslaved in the Americas has long been a topic of public discourse. But discourse has yet to lead to action. The topic, again, was among those addressed during the recent Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Moderated by Julia […]
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Reparations Debate Emerges on Capitol Hill
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com History was made on Capitol Hill on this year’s Juneteenth, when, for the first time since Reconstruction, Congress heard arguments for reparations for descendants of slaves. On June 19, the House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held its first hearing […]
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‘Why not now?’ Lawmakers Debate Reparations for Slavery
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The debate over reparations catapulted from the campaign trail to Congress on Wednesday as lawmakers heard impassioned testimony for and against the idea of providing compensation for America’s history of slavery and racial discrimination. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, the sponsor of a resolution to […]