City Council, reparations
NYC Council passes bill to study reparations for slavery
New York City Council members passed legislation Thursday aimed at acknowledging, studying and addressing the impact of slavery and racial injustices in New York City.
NYC council passes slavery reparations legislation to 'yield material solutions' from US history
New York City will soon be passing two significant pieces of legislation as part of a larger wave of bills to address America's history of slavery and discrimination.
Democratic-controlled New York City Council passes slavery reparations plan
The New York City Council has approved a controversial plan to study the impact of slavery on the city and consider reparations for the descendants of enslaved people. The measure, approved by a majority of the Democratic-controlled Council,
NYC Lawmakers Approve Bill To Study Reparations, Now Headed To Mayor’s Desk For Approval
Legislators in New York City have sent a bill creating a study of reparations to Mayor Eric Adams, Adams has signaled his support publicly.
New York City lawmakers approve bill to study slavery and reparations
New York City lawmakers have approved legislation to study the city’s significant role in slavery and consider reparations to descendants of enslaved people.
New York City council passes bill establishing reparations study
New York City is one step closer to conducting its own study into the effects of slavery and possible reparations after the city council passed legislation on Thursday. In recent years, various cities and states have approved task forces to examine the history of slavery in their jurisdiction in the past and potentially recommend reparations
New York to consider paying reparations for slavery
New York is to consider paying reparations to the descendants of slaves, under plans approved by the city council.
New York City Council Expected To Greenlight Sweeping Reparations Study, Wall Street ‘Slave Market’ Sign
Nearly 200 years after slavery was outlawed in New York, proponents of a New York City reparations package tell The New York Sun they’re expecting the sweeping measures to pass in a City Council vote Thursday, in a move that could one day lead to monetary payments and public apologies.
New York City Council votes to investigate current impact of slavery and need for reparations
Before the vote, Queens City Council member Nantasha Williams told supporters "we think 'Oh, we were in the North, this is a more liberal place,' but in fact, we know that New York City played a tremendous role in many aspects of the slave trade.
Reparations: Unconstitutional and Divisive -- Is Kamala Harris Backing These Giveaways?
New York's City Council voted Thursday to launch a reparations task force, which could lead to calls for billions of dollars ...
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Voters Deserve To Know If Harris Will Back Democrats Pushing for Race-Based Reparations
Instead of healing racial tensions, it threatens to raise false expectations of big payouts and provoke resentments.
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Reparations stokes racial resentment — and Kamala has backed it to the hilt
Americans agree that slavery and Jim Crow were abhorrent parts of our nation’s past, but reparations won’t heal racial tensions.
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