2blackexcellenceMar 44 min readState of New York Names Appointees to Community Commission on Reparations RemediesA Slavery Reparations Series Article by Tia Simmons New York Gov. Kathy Hochul holds up signed legislation creating a commission for the...
2blackexcellenceMar 14 min readCALIFORNIA BILL PAVING THE WAY TO SLAVERY REPARATIONS PASSES OUT OF THE SENATE WITH AN INCREDIBLE 31Part II of California’s Efforts in the Slavery Reparations Series Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles, speaks about a...
2blackexcellenceFeb 196 min readReparation or Repudiation: Examining the Constitutionality of Reparation Initiatives Under the 14th The Slavery Reparations Series There are many arguments both in favor of and against cities and states – or even the federal government...
2blackexcellenceFeb 165 min readFollowing in Evanston’s Footsteps, California Becomes First State to Establish Reparations by Tia SiThe Slavery Reparations Series I hope you all had a wonderful and fulfilling week and that your cups are running over. Today I want to...
2blackexcellenceFeb 115 min readReparation or Repetition: The Oak Park Illinois Initiatives, Part I, By Tia SimmonsThe Slavery Reparation Series This historic plaque marks the site of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Oak Park, Illinois. The church was...