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Gov. Ferguson, please sign Washington’s 1st slavery reparations study | Opinion
As a 28-year-old Black millennial, husband, minister and president of the Tacoma Branch NAACP, I’m writing you because today Washington...


Washington Will Spend $300K to Study Reparations. Multiracial Solidarity Made It Possible
When attorney and former Washington State Rep. Jesse Wineberry (for Districts 37 and 43) learned that Washington State would fund a...


WA to study reparations for descendants of slavery
For the first time in history, Washington state will conduct a study and develop proposals for reparations to descendants of chattel...


Washington Becomes Third U.S. State To Authorize A Reparations Study For Chattel Slavery
With his recent signing of the state’s $78 billion biennial budget, Gov. Bob Ferguson has authorized the allocation of $300,000 to fund a...


Seattle Medium: Washington State Democratic Party Calls For Statewide Commission On Reparations
On June 23, 2024, the Washington State Democratic Party voted to put forth a resolution calling on Governor Jay Inslee to create...


California budgets up to $12 million for reparations bills, a milestone in atoning for racist legacy
California plans to spend up to $12 million on reparations legislation under a budget signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom , marking a...


Charles Mitchell & Olympia, WA: The City of Olympia declared September 24th Charles Mitchell Day.
The Olympia Washington City Council recognizes Charles Mitchell, a slave in Washington state https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1618906201...


The Olympian Article: City of Olympia to consider how to pay reparations to descendants of enslaved people.
Olympia Mayor Dontae Payne sponsored a referral for city staff to study reparations for the descendants of enslaved African people...
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