Reparations Daily (Ish) Vol. 13
House Votes to Remove Confederate Statues from Capitol
Happy Wednesday! I hope that you all are well as we approach this long weekend.
No Hot Takes today, but here are some of the biggest developments since Monday:
The House passed a bill to remove Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol. A monumental step, just 6 months after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, some of whom were carrying the Confederate flag.
BET founder, Robert Johnson, is going on what seems like a media tour to uplift his call on the U.S. to pay reparations citing the $14 trillion figure in the chapter of our forthcoming book.
Rachelle Zola completed her 40-day hunger strike. We’ll be interviewing her in the coming weeks for Reparations Daily (ish)!
Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, talks about “reparative and restorative,” justice when discussing solutions for the I-81 project in Syracuse. I recently penned a co-authored op-ed with my former colleague at the NYCLU on the decimation of other prosperous Black neighborhoods on the 100th anniversary of Tulsa. I have a feeling he read it ;)
With radical love,
Trevor
National News
USA Today: House passes bill to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol
VICE: America’s First Black Billionaire Wants His Reparations Check, Now
Chicago Tribune: 73-year-old Chicago woman completes a 40-day hunger strike for slavery reparations: ‘My voice is just getting stronger.’
The Hill: Shocking new study shows segregation growing worse in surprising parts of US
Slate: The Most Important Housing Reform in America Has Come to the South
New York Times: Economists grapple with how much racism is to blame for a wide pay gap.
Fortune: Paypal’s Dan Schulman: Leaders have a moral obligation to address racism
Washington Post: Everybody’s talking about critical race theory. But for how long?
New York Times: The Maddening Critical Race Theory Debate
Washington Post: Would the Founding Fathers support critical race theory?
Regional News
Northjersey.com: Why 'baby bonds' didn't make it into the NJ budget, and what happens now
Governing: Reparations Emerge as Priority for Liberal Cities
Associated Press: Emory University to remove slavery advocate’s name from dorm
WTOP: Wrong made right: Md. pastor on what it’s like to receive reparations check
Syracuse.com: In syracuse.com interview, Buttigieg discusses race, reparations and I-81 (video)