Reparations task force proposed in Philadelphia

If the City Council votes to create it, the task force would be responsible for determining the city’s involvement in slavery and making recommendations for restitution to descendants of enslaved Africans.

Philadelphia’s City Council votes next week on a resolution to form a task force to assess if the city can pay reparations to its residents who are descendants of enslaved Africans.

The task force would be responsible for evaluating data to determine the city’s involvement in slavery and making recommendations for restitution that could include monetary payments, the  today! 

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