The Labor Day holiday is the perfect opportunity to acknowledge the history of African enslavement and Black labor in the U.S ...

The fight for reparations for centuries of slavery, genocide, colonial exploitation and neocolonial practices has gained fresh momentum, following an “Expert Consultative Meeting” in Johannesburg, ...

Several Democratic presidential candidates are embracing reparations for the descendants of slaves -- but not in the traditional sense. Over the past week, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, Sen ...

This Q&A seeks to answer some common questions about reparations for Black people in the United States as a remedy for enslavement and its legacies, as a matter of human rights.

Asheville, North Carolina, has become a focal point in the national debate over reparations to Black Americans for generations of slavery and discrimination.

House Democrat Summer Lee plans to introduce a resolution calling for the U.S. to spend trillions on reparations for Black Americans.

The initiatives so far proposed range from direct cash payments to grants, formal apologies and programs with race-specific eligibility.

Reparations that focus on land, housing and property are about more than making amends for centuries of racial discrimination. They help to restore people’s self-determination, autonomy and freedom.

About a year after California proposed different forms of reparations for Black residents, a set of ambitious bills that passed the state senate will head to the state assembly.

Evanston’s Reparations Committee discussed a potential partnership reconstructing African ancestry with DNA testing Thursday. The committee welcomed LaKisha David, an assistant professor of ...

The issue of reparations is back in Congress as a new Republican bill aims to block federal funds for Washington or any area that implements them.