Highway removal is the easy part. Reparations is where it gets complicated.
Reparations
Mackinac panelists: Reparations are the path to economic prosperity
Equity experts joined the Mackinac Policy Conference to discuss how systemic racism has perpetuated the racial wealth gap in Michigan and how reparative policy can reverse those outcomes.
Detroit may step up its voice in national reparations movement
In honor of Juneteenth, City Council Pro Tem Mary Sheffield will introduce a resolution recognizing the City’s unjust treatment of Black people and, if approved, Detroit would join a growing national reparations movement.
Opinion: Time to examine the impact of slavery and understand the path to justice
The Rev. JoAnn Watson of West Side Unity Church writes about how a House bill to study reparations is moving closer to a vote and about the legislation’s Detroit history.
Poll: Detroiters want reparations for past housing discrimination
Poll finds two-thirds of Detroit voters want the City to pay back Detroit homeowners overcharged by property tax.
‘Black Homes Matter’: Detroit advocates speak out on foreclosures, assessments
A coalition of local housing advocates is calling for an end to tax foreclosures and the systematic overcharging of Detroit homeowners. Additionally, they want a plan to compensate Detroiters who have lost out.