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The New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies is dedicated to studying the enduring impact of slavery and the subsequent discrimination against people of African descent in New York State.

11/20/2025

📢 The NYS Community Commission on Reparations Remedies invites you to share your voice at our upcoming public hearing.

Topic: The War on Drugs: Racially Discriminatory Criminal Justice Policies and Practices

🗓️ December 9, 2025
🕔 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
📍 The Carol L. Crooms BECA Center
1105 Park Ave, Utica, NY 13501

This is an opportunity for all New Yorkers to share their experiences, perspectives, and insights on this important topic. The Commission welcomes diverse viewpoints as we work to understand the impact of these policies on communities across New York State.

The NYSCCRR is dedicated to engaging New Yorkers statewide through community input and rigorous research to develop recommendations for consideration by state leaders.

Your perspective matters. We want to hear from you.

Learn more: NY.GOV/REPARATIONS

10/28/2025

Join the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies for a Public Hearing in Brooklyn today, Tuesday, Oct 28, 4–8 PM at Bethany Baptist Church (460 Marcus Garvey Blvd).

Come share experiences, hear testimony, and inform the Commission’s recommendations. Free and open to all.

Learn more: ny.gov/reparations

09/27/2025

The NYSCCRR exists to make sure New Yorkers’ voices and histories are central in the path toward racial justice and reparations.

Learn more about our comission and be part of our public hearing at NY.GOV/REPARATIONS

Or call us or leave a voicemail at: 518-473-3997

09/17/2025

-IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT-

Our Public Hearing on history of Black experiences in education will be held at:

-Thursday, September 18, 2025
-4:00 - 8:00 PM
-Ithaca Downtown Conference Center
116 E. Green Street,
1st Floor, Ithaca, NY 14850
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Show up, share your story, and help us change history.
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For more info, visit us at NY.GOV/REPARATIONS

09/16/2025

Join the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies for a public hearing in Ithaca. This event is free and open to the public:

📍 Ithaca Downtown Conference Center

📅 Thursday, September 18, 2025

⏰ 4:00 – 8:00 PM

🔈 Theme: History of Black experiences in education, featuring remarks from Sean Eversley Bradwell, Assistant Professor and CSRE Director, Department of Education at Ithaca College.

Share your voice and be part of the conversation on reparations in New York.
Learn more and register: www.ny.gov/reparations

09/05/2025

Join us on Zoom for a Virtual Public Hearing with the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies.

🗓 Tuesday, September 9
⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST
🎙 Featuring Marquis Taylor, youth empowerment advocate & founder of Coaching4Change

Your voice matters. Share your story and be part of this historic conversation.

Register at www.ny.gov/reparations

08/29/2025

Add your voice to New York’s reparations process at ny.gov/reparations

08/28/2025

What happens when a graveyard is forgotten—but not gone?

In Kingston, NY, a 1990 discovery revealed a hidden cemetery where enslaved Africans were buried for over a century. The community stepped in to protect it. Today, it’s becoming a space for remembrance, learning, and connection.

Do you have a story, family memory, or experience tied to sites like this?

Share your testimony with the NYS Community Commission on Reparations Remedies: ny.gov/reparations.

07/31/2025

POSTPONED⚠️

Attention: Tonight’s NYSCCRR public hearing at the Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn Heights Branch is postponed, due to flood warnings.
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Your voice matters, share your story through:
[email protected]

Or visit us at:
ny.gov/reparations
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07/27/2025

our story is exactly what we need for REPARATIONS in New York!
🗓 Join Our Upcoming⁠ ⁠Public Hearing (In-Person):
Thursday, July 31, 2025
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Brooklyn Public Library
286 Cadman Plaza W, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Details: Open to the public.
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Your voice matters, share your story through:
-518-473-3997
[email protected]
Or visit us at:
ny.gov/reparations
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07/20/2025

Join our upcoming public hearings:
-Virtual�
July 24, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM�🔗https://zoom.us/meeting/register/hiEC7Wx4Tx2EU1tmwHCwkw #/registration

-In-Person�July 31, 2025 | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM�Brooklyn Public Library, 286 Cadman Plaza W, Brooklyn, NY 11201�
🔗https://www.ny.gov/new-york-state-community-commission-reparations-remedies/about-commission
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Call: 518-473-399
Or Email: [email protected]
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Source: The Civil Rights Project at UCLA (2009), “New York City School Segregation Report Card: Still Last, Action Needed Now” https://shorturl.at/Sy8SZ
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06/29/2025

Did You Know?
1 in 3 Black Americans lacks access to affordable housing.

In New York, the NYS Community Commission on Reparations Remedies is gathering public testimony, studying the history, and proposing real solutions to address the injustices.
Learn more: ny.gov/reparations

Source: McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
🔗 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/in-upstate-new-york-a-cemetery-for-people-who-were-enslaved-is-reclaimed

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http://ny.gov/reparations

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