Grassroots Reparations Campaign

04/27/2026

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies are racist and are intended to send even documented Global South immigrants and naturalized citizens out of the country. The evidence is clear, but the media cover up what is very obvious.

03/12/2026

This long struggle for recognition that
The enslaved and their descendants have a right to control their bodies and images of them and their ancestors. Important lesson for today https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/renty-slave-photos-harvard-museum.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SVA.jleJ.kOhk-JSqJ5FW&smid=url-share&fbclid=IwdGRjcAQekoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeBiId4kV8zcWUmK_491ghFy9I7ZFdqTtNVCUivkHncEq3hbyOMyxd5j8jg58_aem_PLSPbtzny23IVka5YfE-6A

The images of a father known as Renty and his daughter Delia were honored today in a ceremony by their new steward, a museum in South Carolina.

03/12/2026

BAR Editor and Columnist Ajamu Baraka joined BettBeat Media, alongside Dr. Gerald Horne, to discuss the US imperialist campaign against Iran amid the ongoing genocide of Palestinians and how the same forces that inflict that violence abroad are reflected in domestic state repression.

02/03/2026

Denmark Vesey was a freedom fighter who dared to dream of liberation in the face of slavery’s brutality. A formerly enslaved man in Charleston, South Carolina, Vesey organized what would have been one of the largest slave revolts in U.S. history in 1822. The plan was uncovered before it could be carried out, and Vesey was arrested, tried, and executed by hanging.

He dared to challenge a system built on oppression. Vesey stood up when it was dangerous to even speak of freedom! His legacy reminds us that justice has always demanded courage, and that true change begins with those unafraid to speak TRUTH to power!

02/02/2026

We are living
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02/02/2026

Trump's attacks on immigrants have focused on Haitians. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) may end for 350,000 people, and even those scheduled to be sworn in as citizens are now being denied. Abraham Paulos is Deputy Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration. He joins us from Brooklyn, New....

11/29/2025

Samy Feliz is an organizer with Justice Committee, a grassroots organization dedicated to building a movement against police violence and systemic racism in New York City and empowering low-income Latinx and other people of color to address these issues. Samy Feliz is also the brother of Allan Feliz...

11/29/2025

10/17/2025

Important event for those interested in , truth telling and the current efforts underway.
"In the coming years, the NYC Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) and its partners will lead
a study on Reparations and a public truth, healing, and reconciliation process to cast light on the long-standing impact of chattel slavery and Jim Crow in New York City. Columbia University’s Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (NECR) program and Center for Justice are excited to host a panel featuring Chair and Executive Director of the NYC Commission on Racial Equity ( NYC CORE) Linda Tigani, Emmy Award winner Tyrik Washington, international human rights expert Eduardo González, and NECR program director Dr. Peter Dixon, moderated by NYC chief equity officer and commissioner for the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Racial Justice Sideya Sherman. Under Local City Laws 91 and 92, NYC CORE and its partners will be working with New Yorkers to build a credible, community-led road map for Reparations, truth, and healing in NYC. This panel will feature discussion on why these matter at the city scale; how legitimacy, participation, and community consultation will be integrated; and where state, national, and global experiences are informing the work."

In the coming years, the NYC Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) and its partners will lead a study on Reparations and a public truth, healing,…

10/17/2025

This Supreme Court case could mean the end of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as we know it, and guess who will be impacted the most...