Commission On Racial Equity: We Support New York City Council Legislation On Reparations

By CORE Photos: YouTube Screenshots New York – Today, Linda Tigani, Chair and Executive Director of the Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) released the following statement on the New York City Council passing of legislation establishing municipal efforts to acknowledge and address the legacy and impact of slavery and racial injustices in New York City: “We are not responsible for what breaks us, but we can be responsible for what puts us back together again. Naming the hurt is how we begin to repair our broken parts.” – Desmund Tutu “On September 12, 2024, New York City Council voted in support of legislation to address sets centuries of discriminatory practices against Black New Yorkers and the entire BIPOC community and identify reparative measures to advance healing, racial equity and social justice.& “Introduction 242-A,& sponsored by& Council Member Crystal Hudson, would require the NYC Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) to establish a Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation process in connection with the City’s historic involvement in slavery and its present-day legacies.& “Introduction 279-A,& sponsored by Council Member Farah Louis, would require CORE to work with subject-matter experts to study the historical and present-day role of New York City government in perpetrating or...