Governments attending the Africa-CARICOM Summit should closely work with civil society and affected communities to develop a human rights-based approach to reparations, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch issued a question and answer document ...

Oakland's reparations task force for Black students failed to meet objectives after five years. A member says the group "wasted our collective breath for a whole year."

Black communities in Los Angeles continue to face systemic discrimination, inequality and overpolicing, a new study from the city’s Reparations Advisory Commission reveals. The study is the first city-sanctioned report on reparations — actions taken to ...

This Q&A seeks to answer some common questions about reparations for Black people in the United States as a remedy for enslavement and its legacies, as a matter of human rights. 1. What are reparations? Reparations are steps to remedy and make amends for ...

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers in 2020 touted a law to create a “first in the nation” state task force to study and propose remedies to atone for the legacy of slavery. Four years later, their work to deliver reparations is ...