Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity
| Year dem found am | 18 June 2021  |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Dema official website | https://moremayors.org/ |
Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity (MORE) be a coalition of U.S. mayors wey commit dem go bia reparations to African American citizens of dema cities. Na dem announce de association on June 18, 2021, in commemoration of de first federally dem recognize Juneteenth holiday.[1][2] Mayors wey komot such large municipalities as Los Angeles, Denver, Sacramento, den Kansas City be part of de coalition,[3] as well as de mayor of de small town of Tullahassee, Oklahoma,[4] plus a population of 83.[5]
Later wahala
[edit | edit source]Insyd April 2022, na MORE member Mayor Tishaura Jones of St. Louis sign a bill wey dey allow voluntary donations to a reparations fund. De bill dey allow St. Louis residents make dem donate to de fund insyd dema property tax anaa water den refuse collection bills.[6] De reparations bill, wey be sponsored by a city alderman, na ebe vague on details about eligibility den de potential disbursements of de funds.[7]
Insyd August 2022, na MORE member Mayor Jorge Elorza of Providence propose a $10 million reparations spending plan give de city, dey use federal coronavirus relief funds.[8]
Insyd July 2023, na Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas create a K.C. Commission on Reparations, plus 13 members.[9]
As of November 2023, na four individual members of de coalition lef dema offices as mayors of dema respective cities. In addition, de MORE website no longer dey function.
Members wey be mayors
[edit | edit source]De following be list of MORE member mayors:
| Mayor | City | State | Party | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Garcetti | Los Angeles | California | Democratic | Co-chair |
| Michael Hancock | Denver | Colorado | Democratic | Co-chair |
| Tishaura Jones | St. Louis | Missouri | Democratic | Member of MORE coalition board |
| Keisha Currin | Tullahassee | Oklahoma | Democratic | |
| Jorge Elorza | Providence | Rhode Island | Democratic | |
| Steve Adler | Austin | Texas | Democratic | |
| Elaine O'Neal | Durham | North Carolina | Democratic | "Inherited" membership from previous Durham Mayor Steve Schewel |
| Esther Manheimer | Asheville | North Carolina | Democratic | |
| Quinton Lucas | Kansas City | Missouri | Democratic | Member of MORE coalition board |
| Darrell Steinberg | Sacramento | California | Democratic | |
| Melvin Carter | Saint Paul | Minnesota | Democratic | |
| Damon Seils | Carrboro | North Carolina | Democratic | "Inherited" membership from previous Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle |
| Michael Tubbs | Stockton | California | Democratic | Former Mayor of Stockton; Emeritus Member |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Cathey, Libby (June 17, 2021). "Biden signs bill making Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery, a federal holiday". ABC News. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Biden signs bill making Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery, a federal holiday". whitehouse.gov. The White House. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Schoffstall, Joe (April 4, 2023). "Mayors' coalition has big plans to take reparations movement national: 'Moving that needle': Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity has moved to showcase how a nationwide program could work". Fox News.
- ↑ Eaton, Kristi. "Small, Historically Black Town in Oklahoma Joins a National Coalition Studying Reparations: Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity includes representatives of some of the nation's largest cities. It also includes the mayor of Tullahassee, Oklahoma, which has a population of under 150," The Daily Yonder (October 13, 2021).
- ↑ Tullahassee, Oklahoma Population 2022, World Population Review. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ↑ Schlinkmann, Mark. "St. Louis mayor signs bill allowing voluntary reparations donations as 'first step'," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Apr. 2, 2022).
- ↑ Schlinkmann, Mark. "St. Louis aldermanic panel advances reparations fund bill," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Mar 2, 2022).
- ↑ Marcelo, Philip. "Rhode Island mayor proposes $10M reparations spending plan," Associated Press (August 25, 2022).
- ↑ Palmer, Tod (May 1, 2023). "KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas appoints 13 members to Commission on Reparations". KSHB-TV.
Read further
[edit | edit source]- Beltrán, Bianca. "Advocate of reparations for slavery talks about forms it could take in Kansas City: KC mayor joins leaders across the country in exploring opportunities for reparations," KMBC (June 21, 2021).
- Derosier, Alex. "What would reparations for slavery look like in Minnesota and the US? St. Paul's push to explore reparations for descendants of Black slaves and victims of discriminatory housing practices represents a newer type of push on the issue," Duluth News Tribune (April 15, 2022).
- Logan, Erin B. "L.A. creates advisory commission to study reparations pilot program for some Black Angelenos," Los Angeles Times (June 18, 2021).
- Marohn, Charles. "The Local Case for Reparations," Strong Towns (September 21, 2020).
- Newsome, Melba. "When Reparations Meet Bureaucracy: Asheville's historic reparations resolution made national news in 2020, helping spark a wave of similar city-level initiatives across the country. But mounting delays show that while winning a vote may be hard, moving through a hesitant and halting bureaucracy can be an even more difficult challenge," The Assembly (Oct. 7, 2021).