Bronx hearing confronts legacy of slavery and the path to reparations

Bronx hearing confronts legacy of slavery and the path to reparations

More than 100 people gathered in Co-op City on April 10 for a passionate four-hour discussion on reparations and how New York might begin to address the lasting legacy of slavery. The nine scholars and religious and community leaders who make up the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies (CCRR), established in 2023, heard from 32 residents from across New York City as they testified to their lived experiences and ideas for h…

Rethinking Reparations For The Living Who Deserve Them

Every few years, a discussion surfaces regarding reparations for the victims of an institution that was dismantled 160 years ago. Beginning in the 1960s, mountains of legislation and federal policies have been enacted in penance for a sin to which no...

Bronx hearing confronts legacy of slavery and the path to reparations – Bronx Times

More than 100 people gathered in Co-op City on April 10 for a passionate four-hour discussion on reparations and how New York might begin to address the lasting legacy of slavery. The nine scholars and religious and community leaders who make up the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies (CCRR), established in 2023, heard from 32 residents from across New York City as they testified to their lived experiences and ideas for h…

From the Bronx to the Battlefield and Beyond: An Enduring Brotherhood - B’nai B’rith International

CEO Dan Mariaschin speaks with Eric Reisman, author of "The Boys from the Bronx: A Story of Brotherly Love Forged in War and Peace."