Providence, RI considers methods for distributing $14.5 million of ARPA funds as reparation payments

Providence, RI reparation payments

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The City of Providence's Municipal Reparations Commission is discussing methods for allocating $14.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to repay Black and Indigenous people impacted by systemic racism, slavery, and the mistreatment of Native Americans. The reparation payment methods being discussed include housing, landownership, college scholarships, health care, and even direct cash payments.

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Providence, RI

Municipality in Rhode Island

United States

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Discussions on reparations for Black and Indigenous residents begin in Providence | ABC6

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Discussions on reparation payments in Providence kickstarted on Monday morning — to repay people impacted by slavery, systemic racism and the mistreatment of Native Americans. The 13 member committee to decide how to distribute these payments — called the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission — was created by an Executive Order signed by Mayor Jorge Elorza in...

Providence pursues next steps toward reparations

By Austyn Gaffney, Smart Cities Dive — Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Jorge Elorza last week signed an executive order creating a city commission to develop recommendations on how to facilitate reparations payments.

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