reparations

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"His passing occurs in circumstances that should never have happened and that will continue to generate questions, pain, and legitimate demands for truth, justice and reparations."

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Macron last week said the issue of reparations should be addressed, but warned against making "false promises" and announced no specific measures.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Submitted by Ghana's President John Mahama and backed by the African Union, it aims to provide a pathway to healing and the payment of reparations.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

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

The Allies’ insistence that Germany pay billions in war reparations was a source of festering resentment.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman