New York City lawmakers approve bill to study slavery and reparations
Sep 13, 2024 · 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 Votes to Acknowledge, Study, and …
Sep 12, 2024 · New York City Council Votes to Acknowledge, Study, and Address Legacy and Impact of Slavery and Racial Injustices in New York City. Council also passed legislation to bolster notifications for fires, support for victims
NYC Council passes bill to study reparations for slavery
Sep 12, 2024 · 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 reparation payments, how much it could cost | FOX 5 New York
Sep 13, 2024 · NEW YORK - New York City could soon become the largest city to enact reparations for slavery--a place that lawmakers say had one of the highest rates of slave ownership in the nation.
New York City to Consider Reparations for Descendants of …
Sep 12, 2024 · 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.
New York will set up a commission to consider reparations for …
Dec 20, 2023 · The legislation establishing the New York commission notes that the first enslaved Africans arrived at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, then a Dutch settlement, around the 1620s and helped build the infrastructure of New York City — “including the wall that gives Wall Street its name.”
New York governor signs law establishing reparations and racial ... - CNN
Dec 19, 2023 · New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Tuesday that establishes a commission to study racial justice and reparations.
Bill passed for task force to look into slavery reparations
Sep 13, 2024 · New York is not the first city to look into reparations — some are exploring direct payments, others are looking to invest in communities.
What are Reparations and What Could They Look Like in New York?
Mar 26, 2024 · That’s what reparations are: a way to make amends for slavery and the ongoing harm to Black New Yorkers. The enormous wealth gap between Black and white New Yorkers, for instance, can be explained in significant part by massive disparities in access to home ownership.
NYC Council pass bill to create task force to study reparations for ...
Sep 12, 2024 · City lawmakers passed a controversial bill Thursday to create a reparations task force in New York City — which could lead to proposals to spend billions in taxpayer money as compensation...
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