Reparations
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.
Joe Biden Was Just Reminiscing About the Civility of Deep-South Segregationists
"You’d argue like the devil with them. Then you’d go down and have lunch or dinner together"
Democrats Want to Tackle Reparations, but Joe Biden Isn't So Sure
The former vice president continues to split with the more left-wing candidates he's running against.
Being Black in America Is a Health Risk. It's Time for Reparations.
Cash would not only be a form of repayment, it would also undeniably improve people's health.
Georgetown students vote to pay reparations to 272 slaves' descendants
Jesuit priests sold their 272 slaves for about $3.3 million in today’s dollars, a portion of which was used to keep Georgetown running and pay off its debts.
These Artists Want Black People to Rest and Heal at Their Exhibition
We talked to niv Acosta and Fannie Sosa about their new show, "Black Power Naps."