reparations

“Southern Man”? It’s probably a little glib to declare it a song about reparations, but it’s also not an incorrect observation.

It followed pressure from within the country for France to acknowledge its atrocities in its former colony and pay reparations.

The bill, which would probably face a legal challenge if passed, is part of a package of 15 reparations bills supported by the California Legislative Black Caucus being considered in the current legislative session.

The report, which drew from more than two months of public hearings and over 1,300 submissions, called for "redress" to acknowledge a range of human rights violations, which could include reparations.

Evanston, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, became the first city to make reparations available to its black residents in 2021, by offering qualified households money for expenses such as home repairs and down payments.