Detroit’s reparations task force now has until 2025 to make its report, but going slow with this challenging work may not be a bad thing
- Written by Kamri Hudgins, Doctoral Candidate in Political Science, University of Michigan
Members of the task force listen at a public meeting.Screenshot/Channel 10The work of crafting reparations at the municipal level is fierce.
Detroiters know. In November 2021, residents voted to create a reparations committee that would make recommendations for housing and economic development programs to address historical discrimination against...