Whitey Ford
11-12-2023, 05:31 PM
Atlanta considers reparations in form of property tax relief instead of cash payments to Black Americans
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The Atlanta city council took a step toward establishing a task force to explore reparations for the Georgia capital on Monday.
It was not immediately clear what reparations would look like, but the "City of Atlanta Reparations Study Commission," would aim "to research the extent of the City of Atlanta’s participation in the legal discrimination of African American residents and to provide recommendations for appropriate reparations," according to the agenda item.
Bond explained that because cities can't make direct payments to citizens under Georgia law, reparations would likely take the form of programs to mitigate racial gaps rather than direct monetary payments.
"But we could create programs or give or create incentives for those who can prove a legacy of discrimination directly from the Atlanta city and that is what this group will be empaneled to do," Bond said.
"Those outcomes have included things like reducing property taxes, providing monetary payments to Black individuals – African Americans in communities – to help with housing, there have been discussions about educational access," Spence said. "Universities have been involved in this reparations work."
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-reparations-property-tax-relief-cash-payments-black-americans?taid=654e2badef136a00014c676b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter
https://i.imgur.com/rx9tL7u.jpg
The Atlanta city council took a step toward establishing a task force to explore reparations for the Georgia capital on Monday.
It was not immediately clear what reparations would look like, but the "City of Atlanta Reparations Study Commission," would aim "to research the extent of the City of Atlanta’s participation in the legal discrimination of African American residents and to provide recommendations for appropriate reparations," according to the agenda item.
Bond explained that because cities can't make direct payments to citizens under Georgia law, reparations would likely take the form of programs to mitigate racial gaps rather than direct monetary payments.
"But we could create programs or give or create incentives for those who can prove a legacy of discrimination directly from the Atlanta city and that is what this group will be empaneled to do," Bond said.
"Those outcomes have included things like reducing property taxes, providing monetary payments to Black individuals – African Americans in communities – to help with housing, there have been discussions about educational access," Spence said. "Universities have been involved in this reparations work."
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-reparations-property-tax-relief-cash-payments-black-americans?taid=654e2badef136a00014c676b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter