The city joins a growing number of cities and states, including New York, that are taking action to examine the effects of slavery and possible reparations. By Jeffery C. Mays Almost 200 years ...
New York's City Council voted Thursday to launch a reparations task force, which could lead to calls for billions of dollars ...
New York is to consider paying reparations to the descendants of slaves, under plans approved by the city council.
Instead of healing racial tensions, it threatens to raise false expectations of big payouts and provoke resentments.