Category: Reparations
In viral video, man says Tampa owes each Black resident $3M in reparations
Story at a glance A local resident told Tampa City Council members Thursday that every Black resident in the city is owed “at least $3 million in reparations.” “We care about our reparations and we have to put white people on notice that we want our reparations,” Tony Daniel added. A representative for the City of Tampa told WFLA.com there are no council members currently…
California task force votes in favor of reparation proposals for Black residents
Newsbreak 3 weeks ago in Around The World, California, California Reparations Task Force, News, Reparations, State Watch 0 The California Reparations Task Force voted on Saturday to recommend a series of proposals that could see Black residents in the state receive billions of dollars in reparations, according to The Associated Press. If approved by the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), the proposals would provide eligible Black residents with varying payments for the state’s discriminatory policies, including mass incarceration and over policing, housing discrimination,…
Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he’s ‘not apologizing’ for controversial ‘reparation’ feedback, says ‘solely racists talk about racism’
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Alabama, Around The World, Congress, NAACP, News, Politics, Racism, Reparations, Slavery, Tommy Tuberville, trump rally 0 Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama on the Capitol on June 7, 2022. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call through Getty Images Tommy Tuberville made remarks about “reparation” at a Trump rally that had been broadly condemned as racist. But he insists that he wasn’t speaking about reparations for slavery, and was as a substitute speaking about crime. “A lot of my best friends are, you know, black,…
The world is heading toward a climate catastrophe and countries want the US and other top offenders to pay up...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in antonio guterres, Around The World, Biden, Climate Change, climate crisis, Economy, GOP, Joe Manchin, John Kerry, Policy, Politics, Reparations, Ron Johnson, United Nations 0 A firefighter makes an attempt to put out a wildfire brought on by excessive temperatures in Larache, northern Morocco, July 15, 2022. AP Photo Recent reviews from the United Nations discovered the world is failing to meet climate objectives, and it could possibly be catastrophic. Some growing countries are calling on the top offenders, like the US and China, to pay reparations. But that spending…