Reparations
A California Town Stole a Black-Owned Resort—Will the Family Get Reparations?
Over 100 years later, tensions are playing out in Manhattan Beach, in what may be a test case of land reparations for African Americans.
US Airstrikes Have Torn Somali Families Apart. They’re Still Seeking Justice.
“Are they animals? Dogs? There must be a cost of life.”
America’s First Black Billionaire Wants His Reparations Check, Now
The founder of BET is pushing a $14 trillion reparations proposal he says would provide enough to close the giant Black/white wealth gap.
The Battle for Zimbabwe’s Land Never Ended
“We all still have scars of having land taken from us in the past.”
Reparations for Black People Just Started in the First US City. Here’s How It Works.
The grant program could act as a blueprint as cities look to address the policies that made it nearly impossible for Black families to build wealth.
This Doctor Says Black Americans Should Be Prioritized for COVID Vaccines
“You can think of the vaccine almost as medical reparations. It’s the ‘40 acres and a mule,’ but of 2021.”
Charlottesville Mayor: Biden’s Call for Unity Won’t Fix Systemic Racism
We spoke to Nikuyah Walker, the mayor of Charlottesville, about what it’s like to govern during a racial reckoning.
A Notorious Ex-Cocaine Trafficker Is Helping Black People Sell Legal Weed
The multibillion-dollar cannabis industry is shutting out Black people who were jailed for selling weed. Freeway Rick Ross wants to change that.
Cory Booker Isn’t Afraid to Talk About Racism and Reparations With White Voters
Cory Booker wants to be president, and he also wants to talk about reparations. VICE News asked him if thinks he’ll be able to do both.
Marianne Williamson Busted Out Some Crazy Reparations Math
“If you did the math of the 40 acres and a mule ..."
This Congresswoman Thinks the Time Has Never Been Better to do Reparations
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Danny Glover testified about reparations in Washington on Juneteeth and debated whether we should just cut checks to the descendants of slaves or invest in social services that help them.
9 Mic-Drop Moments from the Reparations Hearing
In which Mitch McConnell and American kleptocracy get owned by Ta-Nehisi Coates.