New Yorkers push for $800,000 reparations per person as state hearing weighs options
At a New York reparations hearing, activists urged cash compensation for Black residents, with some callers demanding $800,000 per person; the NY State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies is weighing eligibility criteria— including lineage-based approaches—alongside broader remedies as Hochul's 2023 legislation spurs the study of slavery's legacy.