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Liberation Ventures is working to make reparations for Black Americans common sense and commonplace in our lifetime. liberationventures.org

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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Yes, reparations are commonplace, even when it comes to race...Yet in the 163 years since the Emancipation Proclamation, America has never delivered reparations to the people it enslaved, whose raided bodies and forced labor built this country on stolen land." www.essence.com/news/a-count...
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A Country's Unpaid Debt
Land, health care, education and the reparations that America still owes
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Quaker Mystic @jeannemarie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
quakerstoday.podbean.com/e/quakers-re... Some good news from Philly Friends! #Reparations #Works @lucyduncan813.bsky.social
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Quakers, Reparations, and Reparative Economies | Quakers Today
Co-hosts Peterson Toscano and Diana Yañez explore reparations beyond simple transactions. Rooted in abolition, repair is examined as a relational commitment and spiritual discipline aimed at ensuring ...
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NPR @npr.org · 14/09/2026
Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination. The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit. n.pr/4hqselp
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This city led the way on reparations for Black people. Trump is trying to stop it
Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination. The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit.
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
LV is out for Wellness Week (8/31–9/4). We believe that repair as a practice to ensure Black healing and thriving, and making the impossible possible takes courage, and rest. Back September 8!
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
LV’s September grants round-up is here! This month's grants and fellowships are investing in journalists, visual artists, community organizations, gender-justice organizations, mental health and educational advocates in Baltimore, and those working to preserve Black churches. #GrantAlert
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
How do you measure progress before outcomes are visible? New @bridgespangroup.bsky.social report features LV co-founder & CEO @ariaflorant.bsky.social on evaluating "the how." 🔗 www.bridgespan.org/insights/eva... #FunderTips #BlackPhilanthropyMonth
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 23/08/2026
Land loss started for Black Americans with the government’s broken “40 acres” promise to formerly enslaved people. It didn’t stop there: Eminent domain, overtaxation, and racist laws have worsened the wealth gap. What would it take to give reparations?
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How do you calculate what's owed for slavery? Cities, counties, and states are figuring it out.
Calls for reparations were ignored for decades. But in some cities, outrage turned into action and local governments started taking up the cause.
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The reparations movement is growing & it’s only going to get larger as we continue to build the infrastructure, organizing tactics, and narrative change that show how reparations are commonplace and common sense. Read more @therootdotcom.bsky.social 🔗 www.theroot.com/these-cities... #Reparations
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Liberation Ventures + America, Who Hurt You? present a special matinee on Martha's Vineyard. 📍 Martha's Vineyard 🗓️ Aug 11 ✍️ Written & performed by Sarah Jones 🎬 Directed by Eric Ting 🔗 RSVP: tinyurl.com/awhymv #Reparations #CultureOfRepair
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Today marks the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. At Liberation Ventures, we are building a culture of repair that requires us to protect the power of every vote, and repairing harm, for everyone, whenever it is caused. #VotingRightsAct #Reparations #repair
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
At LV, our core beliefs guide everything we do: 1. We are accountable to Black healing & thriving. There is no America without Black resilience; there is no repair without Black healing. 2. This journey requires a broad coalition. Racial repair benefits and includes all of us. #CultureOfRepair
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"If an institution or city admits it was racist against Black folks in the past, then it’s not affirmative action for them to provide support to make up for that past wrong. That’s repair, and that is constitutional." Read more: rollingout.com/2026/08/01/j... #Reparations #Repair
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Attorney Justin Hansford Fights for Reparations and Justice
Attorney Justin Hansford talks reparations, civil rights and the fight for justice in this Rolling Out interview.
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
August grants round-up is here ✨ This month's grants are investing in artists, community developers, entrepreneurs, disability justice advocates, and individuals + non-profit organizations focused on community and justice centered work ⬇️ #GrantAlert #FundingOpportunities #CommunityPower
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Sunny Hostin connects the dots on The View: efforts to disrupt how the Smithsonian preserves American history are an attempt to avoid what truth-telling demands — a core component of reparations. "Even after 250 years, there's so much repair that needs to be done…” 🎥 ABC/The View #reparations
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The Root @therootdotcom.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says New York City can’t ignore its role in the legacy of slavery. In an exclusive interview with The Root, Charles M. Blow asked whether Mamdani would support cash reparations if New York City’s reparations commission ultimately recommends them.
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Last month, LV partnered with @npquarterly.bsky.social for a #WeekOfRepair to spotlight voices from across our movement as part of our work to envision a healed future for America’s 250th.
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blackenterprise.bsky.social @blackenterprise.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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ON THIS DAY: July 29, 2008 Congress Issued Apology For Slavery
The United States House of Representatives fundamentally reshaped the nation’s political landscape on July 29, 2008, by formally approving a historic non-binding resolution that acknowledged the profound horrors of chattel...
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
6 years ago LV launched to accelerate the movement for racial repair. Today we're growing our capacity to meet this moment, welcoming 5 new team members: Amy, George, Charlotte, Jocelyn, and Steve!
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
July 25th marks what would have been Emmett Till's 85th birthday. #EmmettTill
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
@indievariablez.bsky.social, VP of Narrative Change at LV joined the ‘Highly Visible & A Little Misunderstood’ podcast to discuss what reparations truly means, why the movement is broader than most people realize, & what a "culture of repair" means in everyday life: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCog...
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Beyond “Cut the Check” | Reparations & a Culture of Repair w/ Amity Paye
YouTube video by Highly Visble & A Little Misunderstood
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 23/07/2026
A full-time job should be enough to live on—but for too many Americans, it isn’t. Former CEO Nicole Pesco speaks out on how the American Dream is failing working people.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 23/07/2026
Read her op-ed in @npquarterly.bsky.social (in partnership with @liberationventures.bsky.social): nonprofitquarterly.org/taxing-the-r...
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Taxing the Rich Is Incomplete Without Repair | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
A thriving society requires both taxing concentrated wealth and repairing the harms of slavery.
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What happens after acknowledgement? Yesterday was Black Women's Equal Pay Day. Black women are typically paid 65 cents for every $1 paid to white men. Over a career, that's $1.1M+ lost. Equal pay closes today's gap. Reparations address the centuries of exclusion that created it. We need both.
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
50+ years after James Forman demanded reparations from Riverside Church, Black congregations nationwide are reviving the call through "Reparations Sunday" — sermons, teach-ins, and vigils reframing repair as a sacred obligation, not just a political one: wordinblack.com/2026/05/repa...
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
6 years ago, Asheville, NC approved reparations, focusing on housing & wealth. Despite political shifts, the RSAA continues the work. Reparations is a journey, and community persistence ensures healing moves forward. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. [Photo courtesy of Nathan Posner/Rex/Shutterstock]
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Reparations extend far beyond financial compensation. “It’s not just about payment. It is about engaging in good faith with the descendants of enslaved people and addressing inequalities – to make a better future possible.” Read more: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... #Reparations
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More than money: the logic of slavery reparations | Olivette Otele
It’s not just about payment. It is about engaging in good faith with the descendants of enslaved people and addressing inequalities – to make a better future possible
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Reparations.now @reparations.now · 12/07/2026
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/...
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Ghana slavery apology: Why many descendants say words are not enough
Descendants of enslaved Africans say symbolic apologies cannot repair generations of loss and injustice.
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“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...
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
To truly honor American history during our 250th anniversary, we must reimagine a democracy rooted in reparations. #America250 #Reparations
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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.
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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
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KQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 20/06/2026
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What Does Repair Look Like Today? Voices From an Oakland Juneteenth Celebration
Attendees at the Oakland Museum of California’s Juneteenth festival reflect on freedom, accountability and the legacy of slavery in America.
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Reparations.now @reparations.now · 01/07/2026
Alameda County Approves Reparations Action Plan www.reparations.now/alameda-coun... #Alameda #Reparations #RussellCity #California #ReparationsNow #BlackSky #TheBay
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Alameda County Approves Reparations Action Plan - Reparations.now
Alameda County unanimously approved a 170-page reparations action plan for Black residents. Here are the 5 things you need to know.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 01/07/2026
The Department of Justice is attempting to sabotage a reparations initiative that compensates victims of historic housing discrimination in Evanston, Illinois.
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Reparations Efforts “Sweeping the Country” Despite DOJ Attack on Evanston, IL Groundbreaking Program
The Department of Justice is attempting to sabotage a reparations initiative that compensates victims of historic housing discrimination in Evanston, Illinois. For decades, Black residents of Evanston...
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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...
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Reparations Efforts “Sweeping the Country” Despite DOJ Attack on Evanston, IL Groundbreaking Program
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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Water Hub @waterhub.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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: colorofwater.waterhub.org/blog/wate…
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Water as a Pathway to Freedom: Honoring Black History
Water justice advocate Felice Green of Milwaukee Water Commons reflects on the significance of water to Black freedom in Milwaukee, from rivers to the ongoing fight for clean and equitable water acces...
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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
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In WA and globally, reparations movement grows
A study underway in Washington is looking at how descendants of enslaved people were affected here, just as momentum for reparations is gaining steam.
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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
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Anthony Vidal Torres @avtorres4.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“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...
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A growing movement aims to fix America's big birthday celebration
Organizers across the country say their 250th anniversary events celebrate parts of American history that are missing from the national conversation.
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“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...
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Digital Revival of a Displaced Community | Maryland Today
New Exhibit Tells Story of Nearby Lakeland With Help From UMD Students and Faculty
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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...
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Toward a Reparative Approach: Reflections for Municipal Reparations Efforts in the United States
The ICTJ Brief is co-authored by the International Center for Transitional Justice, the Center for Social Solutions, the African American Redress Network, and the Washtenaw County Racial Equity Office...
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NPQ (Nonprofit Quarterly) @npquarterly.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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.
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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.
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We Make The Future Action @wmtfaction.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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...
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The Belief Arc: An Organizer’s Approach to Narrative Change | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Belief arcs are narrative maps that outline the series of beliefs a person adopts as they come to understand a complex social issue. Putting disparate beliefs into focus, belief arcs can help advocacy...
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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...
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Re-imagining Museums as Sites of Repair at AAM2026
How can museums use their significant assets: space, resources, art works, relationships, influence etc to shape a future beautiful, beyond our wildest dreams? At the 2026 AAM Annual Meeting & …
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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
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What does it take to build a culture of repair? This month’s grants and fellowships are investing in the artists, scholars, organizers, storytellers, and cultural workers helping imagine and shape… |...
What does it take to build a culture of repair? This month’s grants and fellowships are investing in the artists, scholars, organizers, storytellers, and cultural workers helping imagine and shape mo...
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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
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‘Reverse-gentrify the country’: how Black and Indigenous intentional communities are reclaiming land
From California to Alabama, people of color are building communal spaces rooted in care and tradition
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Liberation Ventures @liberationventures.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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...
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‘Reparations take many forms’: what the UN’s landmark vote on enslavement means for restorative justice
As the United Nations recognises the transatlantic slave trade as a crime and calls for reparations, a growing ‘global diasporic movement’ is pushing for action
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