New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing backlash from Republicans in the state over her decision to establish a commission to explore paying reparations to descendants of slaves. Hochul signed ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for a one-year extension on her New York reparations commission, adding $5 million to the controversial panel studying possible payouts to black New Yorkers. The budget ...

The commission will have 12 months from the date of its first meeting to issue a report with recommended actions to provide reparations to Black New Yorkers, to address the long-standing effects of ...

The New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies is one year away from releasing its report on the legacy of slavery, discrimination against peop ...

Any New York state reparations legislation will be “vigorously challenged in federal court,” the reformer behind the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to block affirmative action in higher education, ...

A New York commission that will recommend whether to give reparations for slavery and discrimination to black residents hasn’t even met yet — but it’s already sparked a rift among black New Yorkers ...

NEW YORK — New York would create a commission to consider reparations to address the lingering, negative effects of slavery under a bill passed by the state Legislature on Thursday. “We want to make ...

Human Rights Watch has once again called for reparations for the legacies of enslavement and anti-Black racism in a ...

New York's reparations commission will hold its third meeting in New Rochelle and Syracuse on Tuesday as it prepares to study the lasting harms of slavery and discrimination on Black New Yorkers and ...

In December, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation creating a commission to study reparations and racial justice. Office of Governor Kathy Hochul Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and ...

New York City is one step closer to conducting its own study into the effects of slavery and possible reparations after the city council passed legislation on Thursday. In recent years, various cities ...