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Reparations is now widely recognized as a strategy to ensure racial equity. In fact, the federal government has commissioned studies, and corporations and municipalities have already instituted programs to redress the racial wrongs of the past. Below, please find a list of efforts to institute reparations at the state and local levels.*
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U.S. Colleges and Reparations
California and Reparations
Surveys
https://reparationscomm.org/reparations-news/the-case-for-local-reparations/ https://publicintegrity.org/inside-publici/newsletters/watchdog-newsletter/reparations-gain-traction-local-levels/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/25/us/reparations-african-americans-usa.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/19/reparations-slavery-pledged-11-us-mayors-pilot-program/7753319002/ https://www.governing.com/next/reparations-emerge-as-priority-for-liberal-cities
States
State of California https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-reparations-task-force-releases-interim-report-detailing-harms
State of Illinois https://adcrc.illinois.gov/
State of New York https://nyassembly.gov/Press/?sec=story&story=106400
State of New Jersey https://www.njreparationscouncil.org/
State of Maryland https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0409
State of Florida https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/02/10/education-reparations-african-american-ap-black-history/
State of Ohio https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2743.191
State of Pennsylvania https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=1991&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2020&pn=2521
State of Massachusetts https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/SD2393
State of Connecticut https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB818
State of Minnesota https://www.americanexperiment.org/100-million-reparations-bill-introduced-at-the-minnesota-legislature/
State of Virginia https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2021/02/05/virginia-house-votes-to-force-colleges-to-make-slavery-reparations/?sh=5caebbdc17d7
State of South Carolina https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/24/reparations-south-carolina-clyburn/
State of Mississippi https://www.vicksburgpost.com/2021/06/28/advocacy-group-calls-for-slavery-reparations-in-mississippi/
Cities
Tulsa, Oklahoma https://www.npr.org/2023/07/09/1186690457/tulsa-race-massacre-reparations-lawsuit
Boston, Mass. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/28/opinion/bostons-reparations-task-force-is-setting-precedent-other-states-follow-2/
Louisville, Kentucky https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2021/10/15/community-member-reacts-to-reparation-resolution
Memphis, Tenn. https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/community/shelby-county-commission-5-million-reparations-program-in-memphis/522-6f1b0464-14ad-4347-a466-a89116fca374
Amherst, Mass https://www.amherststudent.com/article/after-two-years-of-discussion-town-reparations-assembly-releases-final-report/
Evanston, Illinois https://www.cityofevanston.org/government/city-council/reparations
Jackson, Mississippi https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=246177340405830
Saint Paul, Minnesota https://www.stpaul.gov/department/city-council/city-council-reparations-efforts
San Francisco, California https://sf.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/AARAC%20Reparations%20Final%20Report%20July%207%2C%202023.pdf
Saint Louis, Missouri https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/mayor/news/reparations-commission-appointments.cfm#:~:text=min%20reading%20time-,Mayor%20Tishaura%20O.,the%20modern%20manifestations%20of%20injustice.
Asheville, North Carolina https://www.ashevillenc.gov/news/city-of-asheville-and-buncombe-county-community-reparations-commission-meeting-february-20-2023/
Berkeley, California https://www.berkeleyschools.net/reparations-task-force/
Fulton County, Georgia https://www.ajc.com/news/reparations-where-do-they-stand/AUBX5XAM2FGE5NEXXPEHSSVI2A/
Wilmington, Delaware https://whyy.org/articles/wilmington-city-council-names-reparations-task-force-members/
Newark, New Jersey https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/02/newark-municipal-council-votes-support-reparations-task-force-slavery-economic-legacy/
Detroit, Michigan https://www.michiganradio.org/social-justice/2023-04-14/a-debt-owed-not-a-handout-detroit-reparations-task-force-has-its-first-public-meeting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://billypenn.com/2023/06/15/philadelphia-proposing-reparations-task-force/
South Bend, Indiana https://www.abc57.com/news/resolution-for-reparations-in-south-bend-taken-off-the-agenda-over-improper-filing