Apology
A man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years has reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina involving a lawsuit accusing authorities of misconduct, the man’s lawyers said Tuesday. The settlement, which will end a wrongful incarceration lawsuit filed by attorneys for Ronnie Wallace […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration said on Thursday it will add sections to a border wall to stave off record migrant crossings from Mexico, a reversal that embraces a signature policy of former President Donald Trump. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination to challenge Biden, a Democrat, in […]
The incident has drawn widespread criticism, including some from Simone Biles. September 27, 2023, 3:58 AM ET • 3 min read LONDON — Ireland’s gymnastics federation has issued an apology after footage emerged of a young Black gymnast being passed over for a medal at a presentation ceremony. The viral video, which has re-emerged on […]
Video: California reparations panel recommends apology, payments to Black Californians – CNN Video Stay Updated on Developing Stories View in App Live TV A panel in California created to consider reparations for Black residents voted to approve recommendations for the payments of reparations to Black Californians for injustices and discrimination stemming from slavery. CNN’s John […]
“There’s no way in the world that many of these recommendations are going to get through because of the inflationary impact,” said Roy L. Brooks, a professor and reparations scholar at the University of San Diego School of Law. Some estimates from economists have projected that the state could owe upwards of $800 billion, or […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies. The nine-member committee, which first convened nearly two years ago, gave final approval at a meeting in Oakland to a hefty list of […]
FILE – Bishop Henry C. Williams, of Oakland, testifies during the Reparations Task Force meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Williams said he hopes to build a Black Wall Street in Oakland with all Black-owned businesses. California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force will sign off Saturday, May 5, 2023, on key recommendations for how […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s reparations task force is set to wrap up its first-in-the-nation work Saturday, voting on recommendations for a formal apology for the state’s role in perpetuating a legacy of slavery and discrimination that has thwarted Black residents from living freely for decades. The nine-member committee, which first convened nearly two years […]
Elis Juliana, a poet, artist and intellectual from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, who died in 2013, once said: “The scars of my people’s feet from Dutch enslavement are still bawling pus.” It’s a vivid statement that captures the dominance of Dutch political and economic power over the Black people of Curaçao and its […]
‘Married To Medicine’ Star Dr. Jackie Walters “Brokenhearted” Issues Apology Following Backlash Over Comments About Pregnant Black Women
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December 24, 2023
Phylicia J. L. Munn / Bravo / Instagram Dr. Jackie Walters, star of Bravo‘s Married to Medicine, has issued an apology after backlash over resurfaced comments from 2020 saying . . .