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Reparations

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Detroit taking applications for Reparations Task Force

Avatar photo by Malachi Barrett July 12, 2022 12:49 pmJuly 14, 2022 5:08 pm

Detroiters who want a say in how reparations are paid to Black residents have until Oct. 10 to apply.

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Council president floats preferred leaders of reparations task force

Avatar photo by Malachi Barrett July 5, 2022 4:00 pmJuly 5, 2022 4:00 pm

The City Council agrees to requirements for the appointment of a 13-member task force to study how to make up for historic injustices endured by Detroit’s Black population.

Posted inCivic and Community Information

Reparations task force proposal calls for 13 members 

Avatar photo by Malachi Barrett May 17, 2022 10:11 amMay 17, 2022 10:15 am

Detroit’s Legislative Policy Division offers an outline for how the reparations task force should be constructed to address historic discrimination against Black Detroiters.

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Survey: Being Black not required to decide Detroit reparations

Avatar photo by Olivia Lewis April 28, 2022 3:46 pmApril 28, 2022 4:01 pm

Results from a community survey suggest residents who have lived in Detroit six to 10 years should qualify to sit on Detroit’s Reparations Task Force, regardless of their race or ethnicity.

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American Black Journal – Reparations: What Is Owed to Black Americans?

Avatar photo by Stephen Henderson March 2, 2022 11:12 amOctober 14, 2022 10:47 am

On “American Black Journal” this week, host Stephen Henderson revisits a portion of the show’s latest virtual town hall, hosted in conjunction with BridgeDetroit, centered around reparations and what is owed to Black Americans.

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Black? Homeowners? Determining who leads reparations in Detroit

Avatar photo by Olivia Lewis February 25, 2022 12:15 pmMarch 23, 2022 3:21 pm

Detroiters have two weeks to help determine the qualifications for incoming reparations task force members. Participants of the first community meeting say they want Black Detroiters to be part of the conversation.

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Sheffield talks reparations taskforce, urges community to weigh in

Avatar photo by Olivia Lewis February 16, 2022 12:19 pmMarch 23, 2022 3:20 pm

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield said community input is not only valued, it’s necessary if the taskforce is to be successful. She is asking that residents participate in a Feb. 24 community meeting to help shape the reparations committee.

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Keith Williams: Detroit’s been at the forefront of the reparations movement

Avatar photo by Olivia Lewis February 2, 2022 7:00 amMarch 23, 2022 3:19 pm

Michigan’s Democratic Black Caucus chair, Keith Williams, has been working on Black Michiganders’ rights to reparations for years. He said Detroit’s participation in repairing the harm that was caused will set the tone for the rest of the state.

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Overtaxed Detroiters expect to be repaid

Avatar photo by Bryce Huffman January 25, 2022 7:02 pmMarch 23, 2022 3:07 pm

Despite rising home prices and stabilizing taxable property values, Detroiters who lost homes to tax foreclosure – or who have struggled to pay – say they still want reparations for past overassesments.

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What to expect from Detroit’s new reparations taskforce

Avatar photo by Olivia Lewis January 1, 2022 9:00 amMarch 23, 2022 3:19 pm

Detroit voters approved the creation of a reparations taskforce in November. BridgeDetroit spoke with longtime community development expert and reparations supporter Lauren Hood to learn what the taskforce will mean for Detroiters.

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