Tag: Civil rights movement
Tulsa Race Massacre Reparations Commission Established
The mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, recently announced the establishment of a commission dedicated to creating a plan for reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre, a violent event that occurred in 1921 and resulted in...
Unsolved Civil Rights-Era Bombings in Nashville: A Book Investigation
The mayor of Nashville, Freddie O’Connell, has requested the police to reopen investigations into three unsolved bombings from the Civil Rights era. This decision came after a local author, Betsy T. Phillips, published a...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces Reparations Task Force and Condemns Systemic Racism on Juneteenth
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson recently made a significant announcement during a Juneteenth celebration, unveiling the formation of a reparations task force dedicated to addressing historical injustices faced by Black people in the United States....