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Reparations can be sought by individuals through judicial systems, or they can be policies introduced by the state to address the concerns or needs of a wider populace. While the first strategy is instrumental in creating legal precedent, the second is a more efficient way to recognize the concerns of more people.
The topic of reparations gained renewed attention in 2020 [45] as the Black Lives Matter movement named reparations as one of their policy goals in the United States. In 2020, rapper T.I. supported reparations that would give every African American US$1 million and asserted that slavery caused mass incarcerations, poverty, and other ills. [46]
[63] [67] [69] As Bittker claims in his book The Case for Black Reparations, "as slavery faded into the background, it was succeeded by a caste system embodying white supremacy". [70] Many argue that while reparations may be a first step towards amending the harms caused by slavery, the systemic racism that exists in many institutions will not ...
There is a direct relationship between Black-white wealth inequality and generations of damage caused by slavery, racism and segregation.
The United Nations said on Tuesday countries could consider financial reparations among the measures to compensate for the enslavement of people of African descent, though legal claims are ...
The report, which was delivered to the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, says reparations are essential to rectify past injustices against people of African descent and are “a cornerstone of ...
Reparation (legal), the legal philosophy Reparations (transitional justice) , measures taken by the state to redress gross and systematic violations of human rights law or humanitarian law Reparations for slavery , proposed compensation for the Atlantic slave trade, to assist the descendants of enslaved peoples
The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States,... View Article The post UN rights chief: Reparations needed for Black people ...