Reparations Development at the Local Level

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

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