reparations

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She was chair of the Legislative Black Caucus and authored a bill that created a reparations task force, restricted when police can use deadly force and made ethnic studies mandatory for California State University students.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He listened impassively to the reparations order, dressed in an ochre robe and a traditional white scarf.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Successive UK governments have rejected calls for reparations, which can range from financial to symbolic measures.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Iran has demanded reparations for destruction wrought in the five-week onslaught.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Worst of all, the treaty forced Germany to accept full responsibility for starting the war and pay huge reparations as punishment.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti