This Election Day, Vote Like Reparations Depend On It
Standard voter guides discuss affordability, health care, education, infrastructure, and access to food and nutrition. WWCW’s Voter Engagement Guide includes reparations in that same discussion, since our communities deserve candidates who can offer a specific, comprehensive plan for repair. Learn more.
EVENT: join nyclu & ldf in syracuse for reparations townhall on thursday, nov. 5
Join The NYCLU and LDF in Syracuse on Thursday, November 5 NYCLU and LDF for a town hall on “Reparations and the Legacy of Slavery in NY” at Tucker Missionary Baptist Church (515 Oakwood Avenue). The event is free, open to the public, and will examine New York’s role in slavery and ongoing discrimination, explore what reparations could look like locally, and identify ways to take action.
Reparations Now: Spotlight on NY District 8
NY4R has been talking to constituents of New York’s 8th District - represented by Congressman Hakeem Jeffries - about what reparative justice means to them and the specific issues they want addressed. Have thoughts? Read more to share.
Reflections from CBC ALA 2026
In September members of New Yorkers for Reparations were in Washington, D.C. for the Congressional Black Caucus’s 55th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), where they attended the session, “The Road to Reparations: Turning Momentum into Federal Action.” See their reflections.
rEPORT: NEW FINDINGS FROM NYCLU AND LDF POWER THE CASE FOR REPARATIONS
Read The NYCLU and LDF’s recent publication, “The Other New York: The Legacy of Slavery and the Case for Reparations Now,” a report analyzing the impacts of slavery and its legacy of discrimination against Black New Yorkers.