Boston Launches Reparations Task Force to Study Impact of Slavery

The task force, backed by a $500,000 budget, will research the city's history of slavery and propose reparative justice solutions.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the formation of a reparations task force to study the city’s history of slavery and its lasting impact.
The task force, which has a budget of $500,000, will consist of teams of historians and researchers who will document Boston’s role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the legacies of slavery.
Research will be conducted on the impact of slave-trade policies on Black Bostonians from 1620 to the present day.
The task force will create a report of recommendations for reparative justice solutions to aid Black residents, which city officials will consider.
Similar reparations efforts are underway in other states and cities across the country, including New York and California.