Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole.

H.R. 40 could help make reparations for Black Americans a reality on a national scale — here’s what you need to know about the landmark bill and where it stands.

Afro-Peruvians discuss their identities and experiences of racism.

It’s Radical Self Care Week here at AFROPUNK. Let’s learn how revolutionary artists and activists take care of themselves in these chaotic times.

I have been in the reparations movement for nearly 50 years, and I’ve never been more optimistic about its chances for success.

The 95 titles on the list represent books we and the public turn to regularly as activists, students, archivists, and curators, with a particular focus on books by Black authors and those whose papers we steward. The list shows available copies at NYPL locations and on NYPL’s free e-reader.

Author Ta-Nehisi Coates told lawmakers at a House committee hearing that the debate over reparations is “a dilemma of inheritance.” Coates told lawmakers that many of the inequalities created by slavery persist today, including in the form of economic and health disparities.

By passing H.R. 40, Congress can start a movement toward the national reckoning we need to bridge racial divides.

This podcast explores the origins of American policing and how those origins put violent control of Black Americans at the heart of the system.

Intersectionality Matters! is a podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of Critical Race Theory.

In response to the recent and historic violence against Black people and systemic racism in our dance community, SOLE Defined & Community Leaders to discuss the current climate of our nation and the response of the dance community.

At many companies, there is a disconnect between public statements or commitments to fight racism and the daily employee experience. To adequately respond to the current uprisings, leaders must reckon with the Black experience inside their workplaces.