reparations

As Boston’s task force studying how the city might enact reparations continues its work, a grassroots organization on Saturday called for a price tag of $15 billion. The Boston Peoples Reparations Commission held a news conference in Roxbury to announce their proposal. “The wealth of this city was built on slavery. And the city is responsible to pay back the…

The City of Boston has announced the members of two teams of people who will work to research and document the city’s ties and role in slavery as part of the Boston Reparations Task Force. The teams are made up of historians who will examine the legacy of slavery in the city starting from 1620 to the present. These teams…

The City of Boston announced on Monday that it’s looking for partners to put together research on the city’s ties and role in slavery, as its Reparations Task Force moves forward with understanding and addressing the legacy of the slave trade. Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Reparations Task Force announced Monday the release of a request for proposals...

The city of Boston has unveiled its reparations task force, a group of individuals tasked with studying and reporting back on the role Boston had in the slave trade, its continuing impact on the community, and to assess what can be done to acknowledge the past and foster reconciliation for the future. “We’re grateful to all those who refused...

About 150 artifacts considered sacred by the Lakota Sioux peoples are being returned to them after being stored at a small Massachusetts museum for more than a century. Members of the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes traveled from South Dakota to take custody of the weapons, pipes, moccasins and clothing, including several items thought to have a direct…