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1. apnews.com › article › new-york-reparations-studyNew York City lawmakers approve bill to study slavery and ...

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   If signed into law, the package of bills passed by the City Council would follow in the footsteps of several other municipalities across the U.S. that have sought ways to address the country’s dark history, as well as a separate New York state commission that began working this year. New York fully abolished slavery in 1827.

2. www.fox5ny.com › news › nyc-reparation-slavery-paymentsNYC reparation payments, how much it could cost | FOX 5 New York

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   39 minutes ago · Tulsa, Oklahoma, where a notorious massacre of Black residents took place in 1921, announced a similar commission in August. In 2021, Evanston, Illinois, became the first U.S. city to offer ...

3. council.nyc.gov › press › 2024/09/12New York City Council Votes to Acknowledge, Study, and ...

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   1 day ago · Introduction 279-A, sponsored by Council Member Farah Louis, would require CORE to work with subject-matter experts to study the historical and present-day role of New York City government in perpetrating or perpetuating slavery and related racial injustices, and to consider reparative measures for such injustices. The reparations study would document the harms of slavery and its legacies in ...

4. abcnews.go.com › US › wireStoryNew York City lawmakers approve bill to study slavery and ...

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   1 day ago · NEW YORK -- New York City lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to study the city's significant role in slavery and consider reparations to descendants of enslaved people. If signed into law ...

5. www.boston25news.com › news › new-york-cityNew York City lawmakers approve bill to study slavery and ...

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   14 hours ago · September 12, 2024 at 7:25 pm EDT. (Bebeto Matthews/AP) NEW YORK — (AP) — New York City lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to study the city's significant role in slavery and consider reparations to descendants of enslaved people. If signed into law, the package of bills passed by the City Council would follow in the footsteps of ...

6. hosted.ap.org › standardspeaker › articleNew York City Lawmakers Approve Bill To Study Slavery And ...

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   14 hours ago · Sep. 12, 2024 19:25 PM EST. New York City Lawmakers Approve Bill To Study Slavery And Reparations. Bebeto Matthews, ASSOCIATED PRESS. FILE - New York Councilwoman Farah Louis speaks during a celebration ceremony for the refurbished George Floyd statue, after it was vandalized following its Juneteenth installation, July 22, 2021, in the Brooklyn ...

7. www.telegraph.co.uk › us › newsNew York to consider paying reparations for slavery

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   13 hours ago · New York is to consider paying reparations to the descendants of slaves, under plans approved by the city council. The proposals still need to be signed into law by Democratic Mayor Eric Adams.