BRP Information Repository
The Black Reparations Project is compiling links to California and national Black reparations initiatives. The repository aims to:
- Serve as a resource for academic research and facilitate student access to research projects, internships, and job opportunities.
- Help researchers and policymakers gain a better understanding of the policy landscape surrounding Black reparations.
- Identify gaps and opportunities for technical assistance and university partnerships.
- Share lessons learned and facilitate stakeholder connections.
If you would like your organization linked here, please email us at: blackreparationsproject@northeastern.edu
Black Reparations Project in the News
The reparations movement gains momentum, but major challenges remain, NU Global News
Conference kicks off new Black Reparations Project, Mills Quarterly
Black Reparations Conference Summary, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy
‘Historic moment’ on reparations occurs at Mills College at Northeastern University, NU Global News
Reparations Task Forces, Committees, and Commissions in California
Alameda County Reparations Commission
Berkeley Unified School District Reparations Task Force
California Legislative Black Caucus
California Reparations Task Force
City of Hayward – Russell City Reparative Justice Project
Los Angeles Reparations Advisory Commission
San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee
Reparations Legislation in California
CA AB 3121: Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans
CA SB-490 California American Freedmen Affairs Agency
San Francisco Administrative Code: Establishing African American Reparations Advisory Committee
SB-1050 California American Freedmen Affairs Agency: racially motivated eminent domain
Reparations Reports in California
California Reparations Task Force Final Report (2023)
California Reparations Task Force Interim Report (2022)
Harms & Repairs: Community Engagement Report on Reparations in California, UCLA Bunche Center (2022)
San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee Report (2021)
San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee Reparations Plan (2022)
Reparations Task Forces, Commissions, and Committees in the U.S.
Amherst, Massachusetts African Heritage Reparation Assembly
Asheville, North Carolina Community Reparations Commission
Boston, Massachusetts Task Force on Reparations
Burlington, Vermont Reparations Task Force
Detroit, Michigan City Council Reparations Task Force
Evanston, Illinois Reparations Committee
Fulton County, Georgia Reparations Task Force
Greenbelt, Maryland Commission to Study and Develop Local Reparations Proposals
Kansas City, Missouri Commission on Reparations Committee
New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies
Northampton Reparations Study Commission
Providence, Rhode Island Municipal Reparations Commission
State of Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission
Saint Paul, Minnesota Recovery Act Community Reparations Commission
Reparations Legislation in the U.S.
20 ILCS 405/405-540 State of Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission
A938 Establishes New Jersey Reparations Task Force
Detroit LPD Report & Proposed Resolution – Community Reparations (08-18-2020)
Evanston Ordinance 102-O-20; Amending Portions of the City Code Codifying the Reparations Committee
H.387 Burlington, Vermont Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals
H.R. 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
Ordinance of 2022 – Chapter 12 Boston Reparations
Ordinance No. 220966 Kansas City, Missouri Commission on Reparations Committee
Proposed S.B. No. 818, Session Year 2023, An Act Establishing a Connecticut Reparations Task Force
Resolution No. 20-128 Ashville Resolution Supporting Community Reparations for Black Asheville
Rhode Island Executive Order 2022-4 Establishing the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission
S01163A Establishes the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies
S. 40 The Commission to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans Act
Resolution 21-77 St. Paul Reparations
St. Louis Executive Order No. 75 Establishing City of St. Louis Reparations Commission
Reparations Toolkits in the U.S.
Reparative Efforts in Higher Education
Bryn Mawr Racial Justice Impact Fund
Georgetown University Reflects on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation
Howard University School of Law Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center
Michigan State University African American Studies Transformative Gift
Northeastern University School of Law Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project
University of California Los Angeles Lonnie Bunch Center Black Policy Project
University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries Reparations in the United States Timeline
University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions Crafting Democratic Futures Project
University of Virginia Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship Program
University of Virginia Universities Studying Slavery Consortium
University of Wisconsin Madison Libraries Repair & Reparations, African Americans Research Guide