New York may be poised to study the generational impacts of slavery through a new commission to consider reparations for Black residents. State lawmakers passed legislation Thursday that would ...

New York will undertake an ambitious effort to address the state’s history of slavery and racism, establishing the United States’ third statewide task force to examine whether reparations can ...

New York became the second state to consider reparations after California, where economists estimated reparations could cost more than $800 billion. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

A New York commission that will recommend whether to give reparations for slavery and discrimination to black residents hasn't even met yet -- but it's already sparked a among black New Yorkers ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to address the persistent, harmful effects of slavery in the state, under a bill signed into law by Gov ...

The New York City Council has joined its San Francisco counterpart in proposing potential financial reparations for the descendants of enslaved Americans. The year-long, $1.5 million task force ...

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, whose office researched racial wealth disparities and released a new report that supported the reparations commission earlier this month, also commended ...

California's reparations task force faces July 1 deadline to submit recommendations 06:51. Albany, N.Y. — - New York would create a commission to consider reparations to address the lingering ...

New York is the latest city to study reparations. Tulsa, Oklahoma, where a notorious massacre of Black residents took place in 1921, announced a similar commission last month.

Reparations backers have signaled that they hope New York can lead the country towards a ‘mass movement of reparations.’ Governor Hochul signs a bill December 19, 2023, for New York state to create a ...

New York City Council members passed legislation Thursday aimed at acknowledging, ... "I want reparations in my lifetime," 94-year-old Crown Heights resident Ammiebelle Bush Olatunji said at City ...

The city joins a growing number of cities and states, including New York, that are taking action to examine the effects of slavery and possible reparations. By Jeffery C. Mays Almost 200 years ...