South Korean court orders Japan to pay WWII sex slaves reparations

Calling it a "crime against humanity," the court says Japan's use of so-called "comfort women" should be subject to Korean law as its occupation of the country was illegal.

• Jan 8, 2021

Germany to pay $662 million to Holocaust survivors amid pandemic

The payments will go to about 240,000 elderly Holocaust survivors struggling to get by during the pandemic.

• Oct 15, 2020

California to study and recommend reparations for Black Americans

The reparations would not be limited to slavery, but the law requires the task force to give special consideration for Black people who are descendants of slaves.

• Oct 1, 2020

Tulsa pastor wants justice for 1921 massacre

Ninety-nine years after an estimated 300 Black people were killed by a White mob during the Tulsa race massacre, a lawsuit has been filed seeking reparations. It comes as the city battles over a Black Lives Matter mural painted on a street. Omar Villafranca reports from Tulsa on the latest.

• Sep 25, 2020
• 4:13

A historical reckoning for the global slave trade

The Black Lives Matter campaign has resonated in former colonial powers, like Britain, which are now struggling to come to terms with a racist past and the stain of slavery

• Aug 9, 2020

Asheville city council approves reparations

The city council of Asheville, North Carolina, has apologized for the city's role in slavery and voted to pay reparations to the Black community. The resolution was initiated by City Councilman Keith Young, and he joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss how the reparations will be paid and if this plan could be adopted on a national level.

• Jul 16, 2020
• 9:46

N.C. city approves reparations resolution

The Asheville, North Carolina City Council voted unanimously to approve a reparations resolution in a historic move. The resolution calls for the city to make investments in areas where Black residents face disparities, and asks the city manager to create a plan to build generational wealth and boost economic mobility in the Black community. It also includes a formal apology for the role the city played in slavery and enforcing racist policies.

• Jul 16, 2020
• 1:06

In historic vote, North Carolina city backs reparations

Officials in Asheville have apologized for its historic role in slavery and discrimination and voted to provide reparations.

• Jul 16, 2020

House holds hearing on reparations

June 19 is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the emancipation of slaves after the Civil War. A House Judiciary subcommittee will hear testimony Wednesday about slavery reparations. A bill before the committee would create a commission to study and consider reparations. Ed O'Keefe reports.

• Jun 19, 2019
• 3:38

House committee holds hearing on reparations

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Wednesday to debate a bill to study how the U.S. would pay reparations to descendants of slaves. Sen. Cory Booker, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and actor Danny Glover were among the witnesses who testified before the panel. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.

• Jun 19, 2019
• 7:53

House hearing on reparations

A House committee met to debate a bill that would study how the U.S. would implement reparations. Supporters include presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker. Ed O'Keefe reports.

• Jun 19, 2019
• 2:56

House committee discusses reparations

For the first time in more than a decade, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on reparations. The panel considered a bill to study reparations for descendants of Americans who were slaves. Eugene Scott of The Washington Post joins CBSN's Don Dahler for a breakdown.

• Jun 19, 2019
• 5:57

Rep. Jackson Lee on slavery reparations

House lawmakers held a hearing last month over a bill that would set up a commission to study paying reparations for slavery. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, is sponsoring that bill. She joins CBSN to explain the case for reparations and whether America can afford the cost.

• Jul 10, 2019
• 17:08

Ben Carson calls reparations for slavery "unworkable"

In an interview, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary spoke out about the impeachment of President Trump and the concept of reparations for slavery.

• Dec 23, 2019

Students push Georgetown for action on slavery reparations

Students voted in favor of a fee to benefit descendants of slaves once sold by the school – but say progress is lacking

• Oct 3, 2019

Schumer announces support for bill on reparations

The legislation would create a commission to study implementing reparations for the descendants of slaves

• Jul 16, 2019

Sheila Jackson Lee talks about what a reparations commission would do

Commission would explore the government's role in supporting slavery, the lingering effects of slavery and appropriate remedies, the congresswoman told CBSN

• Jul 10, 2019

House confronts the "inheritance of slavery" in panel on reparations

Witnesses at the hearing include Sen. Cory Booker, one of the Democratic presidential candidates, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and actor Danny Glover

• Jun 19, 2019

Booker set to testify on reparations before House subcommittee

Subcommittee is expected to hear testimony from Booker and other witnesses, including actor Danny Glover and author Ta-Nehisi Coates

• Jun 18, 2019

Ta-Nehisi Coates is "shocked" we're still talking about reparations

In his landmark 2014 essay, "The Case For Reparations," Coates​ pushed the issue into a larger, national discussion that continues today

• May 1, 2019

Cambridge to investigate slave trade links and "reparative justice"

Inquiry "comes amid a wider reflection taking place in the United States and Britain on the links between universities and slavery," Cambridge says

• May 1, 2019

Georgetown students vote for reparations

Georgetown University once owned slaves. Now students there have voted to pay money to the descendants of those slaves. Chip Reid reports.

• Apr 12, 2019
• 2:04

Georgetown students back reparations fee

Results out overnight show students at Georgetown University back paying reparations to help atone for the school's past. Undergraduates voted overwhelmingly Thursday in favor of a $27.20 per semester fee to benefit descendants of 272 slaves sold by the school in the 19th century. Chip Reid reports.

• Apr 12, 2019
• 2:54

Georgetown undergrads back fee to fund slavery reparations

Vote in favor of non-binding referendum calling for fund to help descendants of enslaved people sold to pay off the school's debts in 1838

• Apr 12, 2019

Students look to fund slavery reparation

Students at Georgetown University are holding a referendum on whether to impose a small fee each semester to fund reparations for the descendants of slaves. The university has been grappling with its role in slavery in the 1800s. Georgetown student Mélisande Short-Colomb joins CBSN to discuss the issue.

• Apr 11, 2019
• 6:07

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