The Fulton Reparations Task Force could be the first official county-level group to consider financial compensation for the descendants of former slaves.
That’s according to Karchiek Sims-Alvarado, Morehouse professor and chair of the task force. She and Marcus Coleman, the task force’s vice chair, joined “All Things Considered” to talk about what the money will go towards.
They say the county still has a long way to go to make right the injustices that helped build Atlanta.
“We love celebrating our civil rights accomplishments, but we need to remind ourselves that it was a battle here in Fulton County to secure civil and human rights for African Americans,” said Sims-Alvarado.
Fulton recently approved a $250,000 budget for the task force in 2023, the first time it’s received funding.
