A Ballad for Reparations
Herded into small rugged wooden ships bound for an unknown foreign land,Bodies stocked piled and shackled together with no regard whether child, woman, or man. Stripped naked and made to lay unprotected on the ship’s ragged floor.Helplessly watching through the cracks...I Advocate for Reparative Justice
The memory of my mother is with me as I write this. Her Maternal great-grandfather was born in 1823 and was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the U.S. in 1863. He and his family worked to purchase 50 acres of land to improve their lives and to...
High Point Makes History, Establishing the One High Point Commission to Study Reparations for African Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Monday February 7th 2022, history was made for the City of High Point and the High Point branch of the NAACP. By a 5-4 vote, the city council adopted a resolution for the One High Point Commission to explore community reparations for the...
REPARATIONS are Becoming a Reality
On Monday, February 7th the High Point City Council voted 5-4 to adopt A Resolution for the One High Point Commission to Explore Community Reparations for the African American Citizens of High Point, North Carolina. The adoption of this resolution establishes the One...
THE CITY OF HIGH POINT VOTED TO CONTINUE A LEGACY OF INDIFFERENCE: DENIES HIGH POINT BRANCH OF NAACP’S REQUEST FOR COMMISSION ON REPARATIONS
On Monday, September 20, 2021, the High Point City Council unanimously voted to set aside a resolution by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) requesting the creation of a city commission to investigate reparations for High Point’s...
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