For many descendants of enslaved Africans, an apology for the transatlantic slave trade isn’t justice. As #reparations demands grow, they argue that acknowledgment without real action does nothing to repair generations of harm, displacement, and exploitation. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...

“We must build the political will & moral clarity to intentionally address past & continuing harms in the US—particularly the pervasive & insidious nature of anti-Black racial harm." - Aria Florant, CEO and Co-founder of LV for @npquarterly.bsky.social 🔗 nonprofitquarterly.org/building-a-c...

To truly honor American history during our 250th anniversary, we must reimagine a democracy rooted in reparations. #America250 #Reparations

As the country approaches its 250th anniversary, we’re challenging the idea that reparations are too complicated, too controversial, or too politically difficult to pursue.

A recent conversation with Rep. Summer Lee who asks an important question: what happens when communities lose faith that institutions can address harm? www.msn.com/en-us/news/i... #Reparations #Democracy

The Black Church has never waited for permission to imagine a better world. That's why Liberation Ventures is joining the Voices of Repair campaign to highlight what it means to repair a nation still wrestling w/ its original sins. To repair is to continue their work. #voicesofrepair #weekofrepair

July grants round-up is here Funding for young changemakers, community artists, Black storytellers & literary arts nonprofits. Deadlines rolling through August . #GrantAlert #FundingOpportunities #CulturalWorkers #MovementBuilding #RacialJustice #Liberation #CommunityPower #Reparations

Alameda County Approves Reparations Action Plan www.reparations.now/alameda-coun... #Alameda #Reparations #RussellCity #California #ReparationsNow #BlackSky #TheBay

The Department of Justice is attempting to sabotage a reparations initiative that compensates victims of historic housing discrimination in Evanston, Illinois.

Justin Hansford, reparations activist and law professor at Howard University, interviewed at @democracynow.org makes it clear that “it is constitutional to pursue reparations in the United States,” — a movement that is only growing. Watch the full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TukD...

For @npquarterly.bsky.social and @liberationventures.bsky.social’s #WeekOfRepair, we’re revisiting Felice Green’s reflection on water as memory, movement, and a pathway to freedom. #WeTheCivic Read it here: https://colorofwater.waterhub.org/blog/water-as-a-pathway-to-freedom-honoring-black-history/

There is growing momentum around reparations, from Washington State's ongoing reparations study to international efforts focused on historical accountability. Research, truth-telling & community engagement remain essential foundations for repair. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/repa... #Reparations

As the U.S. nears its 250th, we’re announcing new grantees from LV’s Pooled Narrative Fund for Repair—supporting 21 projects using culture, media, and storytelling to make reparations feel necessary and possible! Learn More: medium.com/@liberationv... #WeekOfRepair #Reparations #NarrativePower

“Turns out this is a really unpopular thing to do, erase Americans from history” - @nacarty.bsky.social Read more about All of US 250 in @usatoday.com and join us in the streets on Saturday, June 27! @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social www.usatoday.com/story/news/u...

“Urban renewal” displaced Black communities across the country for decades. Lakeland’s new digital archive and exhibition helps preserve community memory, document harm, and reconnect generations to histories that were intentionally disrupted. today.umd.edu/digital-revi...

As reparations task forces expand nationwide, process matters. This report featuring expertise from LV’s Virginie Ladish — outlines best practices for building reparations commissions rooted in long-term accountability. www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...

What should America’s 250th anniversary make possible? From Juneteenth through July 4, NPQ and Liberation Ventures are launching a 16-day #WeTheCivic campaign for the #WeekOfRepair—centering stories of repair, reparations, community, & a thriving future. Submissions are open now at wethecivic.org.

What should America’s 250th anniversary make possible? From Juneteenth through July 4, NPQ and Liberation Ventures are launching a 16-day #WeTheCivic campaign for the #WeekOfRepair—centering stories of repair, reparations, community, and a thriving future.

We are proud to work with @liberationventures.bsky.social to create Belief Arcs which help us develop a new understanding about how narrative infrastructure can connect to day-to-day organizing & comms work. Read the full article in @npquarterly.bsky.social: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-belief-a...

Museums shape public memory — and public memory shapes what people believe is possible. Reparations work includes culture, memory, and narrative. www.aam-us.org/2026/04/14/r...

June’s grants roundup is here ✨ From rural artists and TV writers to scholars, entrepreneurs, and AAPI cultural organizations — these opportunities are investing in the people building culture, care, and collective power. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #ReparationsNow #CultureOfRepair

Land justice is reparations work. Black and Indigenous communities are reclaiming land. This reminds us that repair is also about restoration, stewardship, and future generations. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #Reparations #LandJustice

A UN vote recognizing slavery as a crime against humanity and reparations as necessary repair reflects a growing global shift. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ap...

Gwynn’s Island is a reminder that displacement is part of the history of racial inequality in America. nonprofitquarterly.org/how-gwynns-i... #Reparations #LandJustice

Repair means investing in descendants, communities, and futures shaped by generations of stolen wealth and opportunity. www.columbian.com/news/2026/ma... #Reparations #Tulsa

We believe reparations work requires shifting public belief, building political will, and creating space for collective repair. Learn about our new narrative tool to do this here: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-belief-a... #Reparations

In 1997, President Clinton formally apologized for the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, where Black men were deceived and denied treatment by the U.S. government for decades. clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/textonly/New...

Decatur City, Georgia has approved a reparations task force alongside a formal apology acknowledging harms against Black residents. This reflects growing national momentum around local reparations efforts focused on material repair. www.blackenterprise.com/city-in-metr...

Housing policy has always shaped racial inequality. This College Park initiative in Maryland connects land use with long-term affordable housing protections through 99-year covenants. citizenportal.ai/articles/771...

Are you a storyteller? This Black Narrative Toolkit explores how harmful media framings impact Black communities and offers strategies rooted in collective care. Narrative work is reparative work. mediareparations.org/wp-content/u...

Historical trauma can shape communities across generations. Recent Frontiers in Psychology research examines how racism, violence, displacement, and systemic oppression continue impacting psychological and social well-being long after the original harm occurred. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

Washington State lawmakers are advancing a reparations study examining the long-term impacts of slavery and systemic racial discrimination. www.blackenterprise.com/washington-s...

Reparations are a part of a larger struggle for accountability, truth, and justice.CounterPunch traces the long history of reparations organizing — from post-Emancipation demands for land and compensation to present-day movements for material repair. www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/24/r...

Reparations have a history. From early petitions to federal programs to modern institutional efforts, reparations have taken many forms. Not isolated moments, but a pattern. Now we’re trying to build something more comprehensive reparations4slavery.com/historical-t...

In 1878, Henrietta Wood sued for reparations—and won. After being kidnapped and re-enslaved, she took her case to court and received reparations payments, proving reparations are possible and not new at all www.smithsonianmag.com/history/henr...

May grant roundup 🌱 From NYFA’s emergency artist grants to RWJF’s health equity research, Meyer’s sabbaticals, Borealis’ disability justice fund, and CENTRO’s archives fellowship— www.linkedin.com/posts/libera...

What if policy was rooted in care? Dr. Zea Malawa’s “politics of loving kindness” reframes birth equity—and shows how guaranteed income improves outcomes for families. Read the full article here: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-politics...

Ahead of the United States’ 250th Anniversary, Americans of all stripes will come together in support of a country that lives up to its ideals, reckons with our whole history, and embraces the mosaic of all who call it home. Join an All Of U.S. event near you on June 27th, 2026: allofus250.org

Dr. Burnham is a world renowned legal scholar, civil rights advocate, and founder of Northeastern University School of Law’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project (CRRJ). She is one of the country’s leading advocates and educators for reparations and repair. crrj.org

Repair is built over time. NYC’s CORE Commission is documenting harm and outlining pathways toward reparations. Policy requires infrastructure to be viable and reckoning is the first step. www.nyc.gov/assets/core/...

Georgetown acknowledged its role in slavery in 2016. But repair requires more than acknowledgement. We advocate for the university to continue its progress by continuing to reckon with its past. www.georgetown.edu/news/georget...

In 1865, land was promised to formerly enslaved families. Instead it was returned to former enslavers It reminds us of the broken DEI promises of 2020. What do you think it will take to create lasting repair moving forward?

Repair means telling the full story. The traces of harm in Tulsa live across generations. What was taken and what was made impossible, still shapes the present. What does it mean to tell stories that insist on repair? blackveteransproject.substack.com/p/tulsa-and-...

Viola Ford Fletcher carried the memory of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre for more than a century. With survivors now gone, the responsibility for justice remains. The passage of time does not erase harm.The question is whether the country will choose repair. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Virginia forcibly sterilized thousands of people under its eugenics program. In 2015, the state began offering $25,000 payments to survivors. No payment can undo the harm, but this kind of redress helps people heal. Reparations policies already exist in the U.S. www.reuters.com/article/worl...

The 15th Amendment (1870) prohibited denying the right to vote based on race or previous condition of servitude. It was an attempt to stop a major form of racial harm. But stopping harm is only one step. Repair requires confronting the damage that came before—and after.

Reparations are often framed as a question of financial compensation, but repair has always been about more than that. It’s about addressing generations of stolen labor, stolen wealth, and systemic exclusion. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

What does it take to build a thriving multiracial democracy? On June 13, leaders, thinkers, and change-makers will gather in Philadelphia for TED Democracy, a space to ponder that question and imagine what’s possible for our collective future. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Grantmaking is how we resource the future we deserve. This month’s roundup highlights opportunities supporting the people building a culture of repair. From organizers and artists to nonprofit leaders and visionary thinkers: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...