Tuesday 21 May 2024

Marxachusetts Reparations: 15 Billion is not enough

 

Black Bostonians demand more than $15 billion in reparations from the city as local white churches discuss offering $50 million

  • The Boston People's Reparations Commission met on Saturday 
  • Reverend Kevin Peterson said 'every life is incalculable' so $15 billion is 'not enough'  

The Boston People's Reparations Commission has demanded the city invest $15 billion in slavery reparations for the Black Bostonian community. 

Over 200 members of the community gathered at a Commission meeting at the Bolling Building in Nubian Square on Saturday. 

They discussed what reparations mean to them and reiterated their demand for $15 billion to be invested 'monetarily and through public policy that will be in effect for Black Bostonians for generations'.

Head of the Commission Reverend Kevin Peterson told WCVB even though the group is asking for $15 billion, it is 'not enough' as 'every life is incalculable.' 

As well as the $15 billion requested from the City, the Commission is in talks with Boston's white churches about a possible $50 million payout. 

Head of the Commission, Reverend Kevin Peterson told WCVB even though they are asking for $15billion, it is 'not enough', saying 'every life is incalculable'

Head of the Commission, Reverend Kevin Peterson told WCVB even though they are asking for $15 billion, it is 'not enough', saying 'every life is incalculable'

If $15 billion were to be granted and split up between the some 150,000 black people living in Boston, this would mean each black person would receive close to $99,998 - however it is not clear how the proposed reparation figure would be split up.  

Over 200 members of the community gathered at a Commission meeting at the Bolling Building in Nubian Square on Saturday

Over 200 members of the community gathered at a Commission meeting at the Bolling Building in Nubian Square on Saturday

Boston resident Nick Johnson said: 'Reparations is cash. It's land. It's education. It's these other functions that are included. It's not just money'

Boston resident Nick Johnson said: 'Reparations is cash. It's land. It's education. It's these other functions that are included. It's not just money'

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (Democrat) established the task force in January.

The group say the reparations are about more than money. They want land also.

They are also working to put local white churches on a guilt trip.

Head of the Commission Peterson said: 'Part of my vision has been about a statement of atonement from this part of our community.

The UK owes Caribbean nations £205billion in slavery reparations, a leading Cambridge academic has said (File image of a cartoon on the petition to end the slave trade)

The UK owes Caribbean nations £205 billion in slavery reparations, a leading Cambridge academic has said

An internal body described as an independent oversight group has recommended that the C of E should pay £1 billion in reparations to atone for its historic links to slavery

An internal body described as an independent oversight group has recommended that the Church of England should pay £1 billion in reparations

Dr Rosemarie Mallett, Bishop of Croydon, believes racism is embedded in society, and rife in its institutions. Her oversight group called for the C of E ¿to fully acknowledge and apologise. . . for its deliberate attempt to destroy diverse African ­religious belief systems¿

Dr Rosemarie Mallett, Bishop of Croydon, leader of the oversight group, which wants a return to traditional African belief systems.

From left, State Sen. Steven Bradford, Secretary of State Shirley Weber, task force member Lisa Holder and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer hold up a final report of the California reparations task force last year

California State Sen. Steven Bradford, Secretary of State Shirley Weber, task force member Lisa Holder and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer hold up a final report of the California reparations task force last year

State Sen. Steven Bradford plan for cash payouts to descendants of slaves was shelved amid a massive budget deficit

But State Sen. Steven Bradford's plan for cash payouts to descendants of slaves was shelved amid a massive California budget deficit

Presidential wannabe Cornel West says reparations are a 'step towards healing the wounds of a painful history'

USA Presidential wannabe Cornel West says reparations are a 'step towards healing the wounds of a painful history'

Cornel West will buoy the reparations convention with a speech at the National Press Club on Monday

Cornel West will appear at the reparations convention and give a speech at the National Press Club 

Historian Tony Browder will open the convention by speaking about the 'extensive and exhaustive damage done to black people' over the years

Historian Tony Browder will open the convention 

Campaigners say America should repay black residents for the injustices of slavery

Campaigners for reparations say America should pay black residents

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted to launch a feasibility study to examine reparations for the descendants of slaves. All eight black members of the commission voted in favor of the measure, while the five white members all voted against it or abstained

The Shelby County, Tennessee, Board of Commissioners voted to launch a feasibility study to examine reparations for the descendants of slaves. All eight black members of the commission voted in favor of the measure, while the five white members all voted against it or abstained

Cori Bush, a proponent of reparations, was revealed to be under investigation

Congress Person and pro-Hamas Squad member Cori Bush, a proponent of $14 trillion in reparations, is under investigation for campaign financing violations

Jamaal Bowman has co-sponsored a bill calling for black Americans to receive $333,000 each in reparations for slavery

Congress Muslim and Squad Member Jamaal Bowman also wants to give black Americans $14 trillion in reparations 

Former Democratic congressional candidate Morris Griffin holds up a sign during a reparations meeting

Democrat congressional candidate Morris Griffin holds up a sign during a reparations meeting

Morris Griffin, of Los Angeles, speaks during the public comment portion of the reparations task force meeting in Sacramento, California

Morris Griffin speaks before a reparations task force meeting in Sacramento, California

Detroiters had high hopes for their city's reparations commission, with 80 percent backing its creation in a vote

Detroiters once had high hopes for their city's reparations commission, with 80 percent backing its creation in a vote. But the task force has disintegrated into a shambles, with infighting between members and many quitting.

Los Angeles resident Walter Foster, 80, holds up a sign at a task force meeting on reparations at the California Science Center in Los Angeles in September

A task force meeting on reparations at the California Science Center in Los Angeles

Panel member Ron Daniels, the founder and president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, has drawn fury for his comments on Israel, climate change, and Black Republicans

New York Panel member Ron Daniels, the founder and president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, has drawn fury for his comments slamming Israel, blaming white people for climate change, and attacking Black Republicans.

Fellow panelist Lurie Daniel Favors is a vigorous supporter of efforts to defund the police

Fellow New York Reparations panelist Lurie Daniel Favors is a vigorous supporter of efforts to defund the police

Lawyer Lurie Daniel Favors hosts her own radio show and runs the Center for Law and Social Justice at the City University of New York

Lawyer Lurie Daniel Favors hosts her own radio show and runs the Center for Law and Social Justice at the City University of New York 

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill in December making the state only the third in the country to institute an official reparations commission

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signing a bill instituting an official reparations commission in New York

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on December 19 to establish a state task force that will address 'the painful legacy of slavery'

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to establish a state Reparations task force

The signing of the bill was hailed as a 'historic day' by civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton who spoke at the ceremony

The signing of the bill was hailed as a 'historic day' by civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton who spoke at the ceremony

Billboards have gone up over Chicago in a push to waive property taxes for hard-up black households

Billboards have gone up over Chicago in a push to waive property taxes for black households 

Chris Lodgson has pushed hard to get black Californians involved in the push for reparations, but says they overwhelmingly 'don't think it's gonna happen'

Chris Lodgson has pushed hard to get black Californians involved in the push for reparations, but says they overwhelmingly 'don't think it's gonna happen'

He made the bombshell revelations in a private online meeting hosted by the California Association of Real Estate Brokers late on Wednesday

He made the bombshell revelations in a private online meeting hosted by the California Association of Real Estate Brokers

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has quietly withdrawn $4 million in funding to establish an Office of Reparations as she struggles to fix a massive budget deficit in the city

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has quietly withdrawn $4 million in funding to establish an Office of Reparations as she struggles to fix a massive budget deficit in the city

California Governor Gavin Newsom has also distanced himself from demands for cash payments - a radical policy recommended by his own state-wide Reparations Task Force

California Governor Gavin Newsom has also distanced himself from demands for cash payments - a radical policy recommended by his own state-wide Reparations Task Force

Governor Gavin Newsom set up a reparation task force, which suggested awarding every black resident $5million

Governor Gavin Newsom set up the reparations task force, which suggested awarding every black resident $5million

It also believes that those entitled to the cash should have their personal debt wiped and guarantee a $97,000 income for 250 years and $1 homes

Those entitled to the cash would have their personal debt wiped and guaranteed a $97,000 income for 250 years and $1 homes

The Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll surveyed 6,030 registered California voters online in English and Spanish from Aug. 24-29.

Reparations supporters

Justin Hansford, a rising star in the critical race theory movement, wants a UN tribunal to make America pay its citizens for slavery-era sins
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the Biden administration's UN envoy

Howard University Prof Justin Hansford (left) wants the UN to make America pay $5 million to each black resident, without the approval of the voters. Linda Thomas-Greenfield (right), is the Biden administration's UN envoy. The Biden Administration is supportive of the plan.



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