America, It Is Time to Talk About Reparations

If reparations are the right path for America, how do we get there? Join the ACLU for a tough but necessary conversation about racial justice.

Sheila Jackson Lee

Terrorism and Economic Injustice After Enslavement

I have been in the reparations movement for nearly 50 years, and I’ve never been more optimistic about its chances for success.

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Reparations – Has the Time Finally Come?

I have been in the reparations movement for nearly 50 years, and I’ve never been more optimistic about its chances for success.

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Faith, Law and Reparations – A Call Whose Time Has Come

In pursuit of reparations, it behooves all of us to stay woke, show up, be truthful, be courageous, and be prepared to create new paths.

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A Global Mass Movement for the 21st Century

This century will know no greater mass movement than the struggle for reparations. It is no longer a matter of if, but when.

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Chicago Paves the Way for Reparations for Police Sadism

The Chicago reparations ordinance for police torture represents a model for reparations for slavery.

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Georgetown Students Demonstrate How Reparations Can Be Made to African-American Students

Institutions of higher education should establish reparation funds to finance the educations of African-Americans descended from slaves.

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Be the Change, Be Yourself

"I hope to inspire other young people, regardless of where they come from, to do what is necessary to move this country forward."

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The 2019 Florida Legislature: An Attack on Civil Liberties

The 2019 Florida Legislative Session was the most dangerous and threatening to Floridians’ civil liberties and civil rights in over a decade.

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