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Forgotten Harvest CEO Adrian Lewis, ‘Making Amends: The Quest for Reparations’ | American Black Journal
Forgotten Harvest CEO Adrian Lewis talks about the increased demand for services. Plus, a conversation on reparations in Detroit and across the U.S.
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Detroiters petition to halt I-375 design until concerns are addressed
The petition campaign represents a more formal effort to create visibility around issues neighbors have with the reconstruction.
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Reparations: A movement made in Detroit
The modern reparations movement in America owes much to John Conyers, Ray Jenkins, JoAnn Watson and others who fought for federal recognition.
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How cities are taking on reparations after decades of federal gridlock
Inspired by Evanston, Illinois’s fund, advocates in Detroit are working to shape reparations here, but finding the money will be tough.
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Detroit has a big opportunity for reparations. Can it deliver?
The first year of Detroit’s reparations task force was defined by four resignations, mismanaged meetings, private decisions and public spats.
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After signaling ‘dilemma,’ Detroit reparations task force member still serving
The new project manager for Detroit’s reparations task force confirms one member weighing stepping down is still serving and efforts are underway to build relationships with the group’s remaining appointees.
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Detroit’s struggling reparations task force faces 2 more resignations
Two members of Detroit’s reparations task force announced their intentions to step away on the eve of its first-year anniversary.
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Reparations task force seeks to break through dysfunction
Expectations are high for Detroit’s reparations task force. Leaders say they’re back on track after setbacks last year.
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Report: Detroiters need reparations for destruction of Black Bottom, Paradise Valley
Decades after a freeway construction tore through Detroit’s Black Bottom and Paradise Valley, Black Detroiters need major investments, report says.