Reparations Daily (ish) Vol. 12
UN Calls for Reparations across the African Diaspora
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a lovely pride weekend. NYC was definitely alive this weekend, and I’m still recovering, so not Hot Takes today.
Here are some standouts in today’s newsletter:
As reported by the AP, The UN High Commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, published a report that urges countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including through reparations.
As previously highlighted, a Virginia seminary is paying $2,100 to the descendants of workers who were never paid over a span of 50 years. The story is a good example of how to utilize genealogists for reparations payments.
Robin DiAngelo, author of ‘White Fragility,’ published a new book called ‘Nice Racism,’ which details how well-intentioned White people unwittingly reinforce racism.
We’re going to start publishing interviews with folks across the reparations advocacy field. If you or someone you know may be interested in being interviewed, send an email to tsmith@reparationslab.org
With radical love,
Trevor
National News
Associated Press: UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism
CNN: Their ancestors were enslaved workers. Now they're getting $2,100 a year in reparations
Wall Street Journal: The Godfather of Critical Race Theory
Axios: Online reparations revolution
CNN: The author of 'White Fragility takes on 'nice racism'
New York Times: Black Workers Stopped Making Progress on Pay. Is It Racism?
Business Insider: America's housing market is racist. Congress could easily help fix it if they wanted to.
Washington Post: The Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery. Here’s what did.
Washington Post: The challenge for educators amid the critical race theory backlash: How do you fight hot air?
Politico: Critical race theory rhetoric seeps into defense policy debate
Marketplace: Closing racial wage gap could lift 2 million Black Americans into middle class, study finds
New Yorker: How a Conservative Activist Invented the Conflict Over Critical Race Theor
Regional News
Denverite: North Denverites want to see reparations in the National Western Center’s final transformation
Impact Alpha: Closing racial wealth gaps in Atlanta
Forbes: Proposal: Give Every Baby $1,000
US News & World Report: Advocacy Group Calls for Slavery Reparations in Mississippi