Black residents
Coverage of Black residents in the Nexus archive.
- Bombshell reparations plan for black residents passes in Alameda County — despite budget blackhole
Alameda County in California has passed a reparations plan for Black residents, despite a budget blackhole. The plan was approved by the county, as stated in the news.
- City Council to Discuss Removing Former Mayor’s Picture From City Hall
The Pasadena City Council will consider removing a former mayor's picture from City Hall due to their promotion of housing covenants that barred Black residents and people of color. A 1917 court ruling declared these covenants unconstitutional.
- Police shooting of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy ignites tension between police and Black residents
A police shooting in Senatobia, Mississippi, that left a 1-year-old child dead has ignited tensions between police and Black residents in the town of 8,000.
- Federal government seeks to halt first US reperations program for black people
The federal government is attempting to halt the first and only U.S. reparations program for Black people, which was launched in Evanston, Illinois in 2021. The program allocates $20 million to Black residents.
- Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections
The Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans, blocking a lower court ruling that the map discriminates against Black people. The map, adopted three years ago, includes only one majority-Black district among seven, and the decision aligns with efforts to maintain a House majority. The ruling follows a recent Supreme Court decision that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act.