Several states and cities have established commissions or task forces to study reparations, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and North Carolina, with California being the first state to create a state-level reparations task force.
Here's a more detailed look:
States with Reparations Studies:
- California: Blue
In 2020, California enacted a law to create a task force to study reparations for Black Americans and determine eligibility. The California Reparations Task Force released its report in 2023, making recommendations to the state legislature on how to address the harms of slavery and racism.
- Illinois: Blue
Evanston, Illinois, became the first city to create a reparations plan for its Black residents in 2021.
- Massachusetts: Blue
Several cities in Massachusetts, including Boston and Northampton, have established commissions or task forces to study reparations.
- North Carolina: largely Blue
Asheville and High Point have established commissions or task forces to study reparations.
- New York: Blue
New York State has established a reparations commission to examine the legacy of slavery and its effects on Black communities.
- Minnesota: Minnesotans have voted for Democratic presidential candidates ever since 1976, more times consecutively than any other state outside of the South, and longer than any other ongoing streak.
St. Paul has an 11-member reparations commission.
Other States:
Some other states and cities are also considering reparations strategies, including:
Burlington, Vermont - Burlington tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby cities, Burlington has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Burlington leans more democratic.
Detroit, Michigan - Blue AF
St. Louis, Missouri. Trump undoubtedly accelerated Missouri’s drift toward the Republican Party, turning historically Democratic rural and exurban counties bright red. But the exception is in St. Louis County, where Democrats have gained substantial ground both on the national and state legislative level.
so here's a question for anyone on the board to answer but especially the Fuckboi Bunch (they know who they are)
CLEARLY ANY AND ALL THE PROGRESS we've seen where reparations is concerned is ONLY coming from cities and states that are blue.... whats the point of undermining that???
WHATS THE ALTERNATIVE TO THE DEMS ON THIS ISSUE???
HOW IS ALLOWING CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS TO HAVE POWER AND LEVERAGE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL HELPING THE BLACK COMMUNITY ON THIS ISSUE???