Caribbean Slavery Reparations Urged for Church of England July 14, 2020 Updates Sir Hilary Beckles, the chair of the Caribbean Community's Reparations Committee cited the Church of England's complicity in slavery in urging it to move beyond apologies and to play a role with European governments and other institutions in an upcoming reparations summit.
Reparations: No Black-and-White Solution January 28, 2020 Essays & Reviews, Features The question that seems to be on everyone’s mind is how to determine who is eligible to receive reparations payments. Suggested eligibility requirements are contested and would probably cause bitter disputes.
New York Diocese Earmarks $1.1 Million for Slavery Reparations November 10, 2019 News By Kirk Petersen The Diocese of New York has committed $1.1 million dollars of its endowment to reparations for slavery, to redress what Bishop Andrew M.L. Dietsche described as the diocese's "significant, a... Read more...
Descendents of Enslaved People and Owners Unite in Maryland September 17, 2019 Features, News When a Baltimore church discovered that the ancestors of one parishioner had enslaved the ancestors of another, they set out on a journey of healing and atonement.
VTS Breaks Ground in Funding Reparations September 5, 2019 News Virginia Theological Seminary is creating a $1.7 million endowment that will fund “activities and programs that promote justice and inclusion,” including “the particular needs of any descendants of enslaved persons that worked at the Seminary.”
Bishop Urges Consideration of Reparations June 20, 2019 News The Diocese of Maryland unanimously supported reparations at its diocesan convention.
