The report, titled "Harm Report: Connecting the Past to the Present State of Black Boston," was released in conjunction with the introduction of a new team to the city's reparations task force. The report's objective was to shed light on the historical and ongoing harm inflicted on Boston's Black community.
The report stated, "The historical and contemporary occlusion of the Black presence in Boston has been a requisite of perpetuating the myth of Boston as a White city. Changing our collective understanding of who really makes up our city, it is important that our collective third spaces tell an accurate cultural story of the city."
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Embrace Boston's report proposed reparations beyond monetary compensation. It suggested policy changes targeting seven "injury areas": culture and symbols, housing, transportation and infrastructure, education, criminal legal systems, health, and income and wealth. The report proposed measures such as expanding access to affordable housing, abolishing cash bail, and promoting Black history education in K-12 schools.
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The report concluded, "It is clear that more work needs to be done to address the root causes of the seven injury areas and develop practical solutions that can help redress the harm inflicted on Black communities in Boston and Massachusetts. The proposed federal and city commissions to study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans represent a significant step in this direction, and they must be given the necessary resources and support to conduct this vital work."
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The report estimated that the federal government owes approximately $14.2 trillion in reparations to Black people. However, earlier this month, a group of Boston activists advocated for $15 billion in reparations for Black Bostonians.
Boston Peoples Reparations Commission Founder Rev. Kevin C. Peterson stated, "We demand from Mayor [Michelle] Wu full monetary compensation for wages and lost lives through slavery and anti-Black institutional oppression. Today we call on a full and robust reparations process."
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In December 2022, the Boston City Council voted to form a task force to study reparations. In January, Mayor Wu announced a team of historians for the task force to research the impact of slavery on Boston.
Mayor Wu said in a statement, "I’m grateful to these teams of historians who will serve our city by documenting Boston’s role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the myriad legacies of slavery that continue to impact the daily lives of our city’s communities."
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