March 03, 2023 Backed By Diverse Funders, Liberation Ventures Is Pushing for Reparations and a "Culture of Repair" March 03, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe With an eclectic mix of funders and a holistic and long-term plan, this field-building organization is seeking reparations for Black Americans. We connected with co-founder and managing director Aria Florant to learn more.Read More
June 01, 2022 How the Last Three Tulsa Massacre Survivors Were Finally Compensated — By Donors from New York June 01, 2022/ Philip Rojc They were children when Black Wall Street burned in 1921, and now, over a century later, a family funder from over a thousand miles away has given them $1 million. It’s a noble act, but it’s also no substitute for true reparations.Read More
January 04, 2022 After 200 Years, the Reparations Fight Is Gaining New Traction and Philanthropy Is Slowly Getting on Board January 04, 2022/ Dawn Wolfe For more than 200 years, advocates have been calling for reparations to Black Americans for the harms of slavery, Jim Crow and more. For the first time, some major foundations are backing them up.Read More
August 03, 2020 We Can't Return to the Way Things Were Before. For Philanthropy, the Way Forward Is Reparations August 03, 2020/ Edgar Villanueva, Guest Contributor Amid this summer’s surging demand for racial justice, there’s been a renewed call for reparations. IP Contributor Edgar Villanueva says philanthropy and finance must answer that call, and there are ways to do so now, no legislation needed.Read More
December 19, 2019 Making Amends: How Funders Can Address Slavery’s Legacy December 19, 2019/ Julia Travers It has been 400 years since slavery began in the U.S. How can funders address slavery’s many legacies, like the racial wealth gap? What should a foundation with historic ties to slavery do? How can funders support black-led change?Read More