#OTD 1961, nine college students, the Tougaloo Nine, were arrested for entering a segregated library to do research for a class assignment. Each was fined $100 and a 30-day suspended jail sentence. Medgar Evers bailed them out. The case was later dismissed on appeal.
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Highways force out residents in communities of color — again the default #economicarchitecture of injustice
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What an honor. Thank you for the recognition.
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AC will award honorary degrees in 2023 to Andre M. Perry '93, nationally respected author and scholar and senior fellow @BrookingsMetro, and former trustee Kim Tillotson Fleming, vice-chair @rwbaird and a tireless community servant. go.allegheny.edu/hdr2023
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I'm also honored to receive an honorary degree from my alma mater at this year's commencement ceremonies. I'll also deliver and address the class of 2023 - thirty years after I graduated. Let's Go Gators!
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I never liked the premise of the song, "Started from the bottom" (now we're here). There is substance and strength in Black communities - recognize and credit: senior fellow got his start in Wilkinsburg and Perry High post-gazette.com/life/goodness/ via
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Deposit insurance 101. Great explainer here by my colleagues James Lee and : How does deposit insurance work? brookings.edu/2023/03/21/how via
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I wonder if the money is for the plan or for reparations? Given the church's involvement, I'd hope it would be for the plan with more reparations to be distributed soon.
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In 2019, Bishop Dietsche announced that $1.1 million from the diocesan endowment would be set aside for the work of reparations. In 2022, a 501(c)(3) was set up to oversee the use of this money.
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NY Episcopalians to apologize for slavery & aftermath at Manhattan service religionnews.com/2023/03/18/ny- via
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"Structural #racism is a wedge that hinders political action on #climatechange and other social issues. A reparative stance could address these barriers."
The case for climate reparations in the United States buff.ly/3Z2JDV2 via
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#Redlining wasn't just a set of policies and practices that eventually were eliminated. It provided a template for future practices & policies. See this good work by colleagues at . The Ghosts of Housing Discrimination Reach Beyond Redlining
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“If we value Black people, we should also value Black places. When communities are valued and invested in, they can become safer, more livable, and more environmentally sustainable places,” write and .
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#FortFactFriday: Registration for the 2023 Fair Housing Summit, a free event featuring , is now open. Join us on April 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum Conference Center. bit.ly/3FmQTUx
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New research highlights 4 ingredients to equitable #ARPA implementation: community advocacy, institutional equity infrastructure, bold political leadership, & equity data tools. Join and on April 6 at 9am to learn more.
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Public schools heavily rely on women’s labor. Why do they pay female teachers less? brookings.edu/research/gende via
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Climate funding without a strategy that considers racism is likely to replicate or even increase racial wealth and prosperity divides, and warn.
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It's still true, as it has been for decades. "The underlying variable that is most predictive is systemic racism" #EnvironmentalJustice
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"In addition to being centers of cultural diversity and creativity, Black and Latino-majority cities are some of the nation's greatest economic engines and centers of employment and wealth." and via :
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. re Pathways to Generational Wealth : “There’s nothing wrong with black people that ending structural racism can’t solve. We need to have conversations about policy.”
#SEECHANGECOLLECTIVE
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“Enslavement brought vast wealth to the U.S. economy,” researchers wrote, which enabled “rapid industrial growth and resource extraction” and “transformed the U.S. into the world’s highest-emitting economy, cementing a highly uneven distribution of pollution in the process.”
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A Growing Call for Climate Reparations, Explained capitalbnews.org/domestic-clima
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Recognizing Black and Latino-majority cities is the first step to finding a real world Wakanda brookings.edu/research/recog via
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. & : There is a blind spot when it comes to racism in environmental + climate change policy. Many believe climate change impacts to be “colorblind.” But they are not.
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Perhaps the most well-worn arguments against reparations is everyone who was enslaved is dead. The govt involvement in the theft of Black wealth and destruction of Black thriving didn't end with slavery. In #1619hulu we trace the reparations struggle from slavery to "freedom"
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Harris Neck descendants were supposed to inherit land, and instead their parents’ and grandparents’ fight to reclaim the land that was passed down to them. Hear their story on #1619Hulu, all episodes are now streaming.
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“In the U.S., the ongoing legacies of enslavement and colonization are not peripheral to the climate crisis, but central to it,” and write.
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I’m so proud to have contributed to the docu-series. The weaving of history, personal stories and facts makes for a compelling watch. I’m in the Justice episode. Props to . I’m never surprised, only encouraged by your great work. #1619Project
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Communities of color are overexposed to climate-related harms despite bearing little responsibility for them. In a new report, and make the case for climate reparations in the United States.
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“There is $82 trillion currently invested in venture capital and private equity. Of that, less than 1.3 percent is invested in firms run, owned or founded by women &people of color combined. That means 98.7 percent of all venture capital & private equity goes to white men.”
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‘Excuse After Excuse’: Black and Latino Developers Face Barriers to Success nytimes.com/2023/03/03/rea
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‘Excuse After Excuse’: Black and Latino Developers Face Barriers to Success
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What’s needed is not just wealth transfers to redress legacies of injustice, but a shift toward a more antiracist climate change policy. That means not only #reparations, but a reparative stance. brookings.edu/essay/the-case and I on the case for #ClimateJustice
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A must-read! "U.S. adaptation policy has primarily focused on disaster response and preparedness. While crucial, this often fails to address the second- and third-order impacts of climate-related disasters, such as income loss, unemployment, and housing instability."
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What’s needed is not just wealth transfers to redress legacies of injustice, but a shift toward a more antiracist climate change policy. That means not only #reparations, but a reparative stance. brookings.edu/essay/the-case @ManannanAD and I on the case for #ClimateJustice
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While we're talking about climate reparations internationally, we should be doing the same in the U.S. Check out mine and new piece that makes the case for a reparative stance on climate change policy in the U.S.
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In a new report, @ManannanAD & @andreperryedu outline several principles to shift toward a more equitable and antiracist climate change policy in the U.S. brookings.edu/essay/the-case 1/5
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"1) grant reparations and advance land reclamation; 2) score equity outcomes in climate change policy; 3) enhance the wealth and financial security of low-income households; 4) adopt a place-based approach; 5) integrate health as a climate change policy." ❤️
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There is a blind spot when it comes to racism in environmental + climate change policy. Many believe climate change impacts to be “colorblind.” But they are not.
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A reparative stance for climate change policy begins with granting reparations for Black Americans and advancing land reclamation for Native Americans as a moral responsibility to minimize climate change impacts for the most vulnerable. #climatereparations
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In a new report, & outline several principles to shift toward a more equitable and antiracist climate change policy in the U.S. brookings.edu/essay/the-case 1/5
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What’s needed is not just wealth transfers to redress legacies of injustice, but a shift toward a more antiracist climate change policy. That means not only #reparations, but a reparative stance. brookings.edu/essay/the-case and I on the case for #ClimateJustice
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The people’s champion.
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Full interview with @Giannis_An34: youtu.be/a_xABD2f90k
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