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Throwback Thursday: The Black Women Who Won Reparations

These women were the original debt collectors.

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Michael Harriot
Feb 27, 2026
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This article was originally published on February 19, 2021.

On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on House Resolution 40. The legislative proposal establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans, which examines “slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United S…

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