Global task force for Black Reparations within Democrats Abroad, the official foreign arm of the Democratic Party representing 9 million U.S. voters abroad.
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Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
More than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
On the International Day for Abolition of Slavery, UN experts recognize the strength & resilience of survivors & commend the bravery of #HumanRights defenders and others striving to eliminate it.
Read their statement:
ohchr.org/en/special-procedu…
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
Mexico abolished slavery in 1829. Enslaved people were escaping to Mexico. The U.S. tried to get Mexico to sign a fugitive slave treaty to return escapees but Mexico refused to sign such a treaty, insisting that enslaved people were free once they set foot on Mexican soil.
—Did you know that Juneteenth is also celebrated in a part of Mexico?
Nacimiento Mexico was once home to thousands who escaped slavery in the US. As many as 10,000 slaves followed a clandestine Southern Underground Railroad to Mexico.
—To date, many Black Mexicans from the Texas area retrace a portion of the same route their African American ancestors followed in 1850 when they escaped slavery.
—Descendants of slaves who escaped across the southern border observe Texas’s emancipation holiday with their own unique traditions in the village of Nacimiento.
—Slave hunters would patrol the southern border for escapees, led by the Texas Rangers but the Mexican army would be there waiting for them (the slave hunters) to turn them away.
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
In 1959, 69 black boys were padlocked in their dormitory at school and it was then set on fire.
21 burnt to death while 48 managed to escape.
A THREAD.
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
Our favorite part about Twitter, post-Trump, is seeing all the people who visit our page just to declare that we’re “irrelevant” or “over.”
If you’re following us, commenting, or engaging with the largest Black-led abolitionist organization, it’s clear we’re still very relevant and living rent-free in your head.
We’re not going anywhere. 😘
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
We know DEI programs and a strong Department of Education are key to ensuring equal opportunity for ALL students, dismantling systemic barriers, and expanding access to quality education for Black and marginalized communities.
We must defend diversity, equity, and inclusion to ensure every child succeeds. The fight for justice starts in the classroom, and we won’t allow rhetoric to roll back progress.
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
This #VeteransDay, honoring Black Civil War soldiers. As detailed in Chapter 10: Stolen Labor and Hindered Opportunity of the CA Reparations Task Force Report, they were paid $7/month vs. $13 for white soldiers, faced harsher conditions, and endured humiliations.
One soldier lamented, “Wee [sic] are said to be U.S. Soldiers and behold wee [sic] are U.S. Slaves.” #ReparationsNow
Learn more: Oag.ca.gov/ab3121/report
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
Trump announces reparations for white people. He says he will ask the Justice Department to penalize colleges that consider diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and fine them so he can pay “restitution” to white people who he considers the real victims of racial discrimination.
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
Today is the 110th birthday of Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Mother Lessie Benningfield Randle. Wish her some love!
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
After the election, there seems to be revisionist history. The Republicans weaponized messages that defined Democrats:”Woke”, “CRT”, “DEI”. In the Black community “Stay Woke” was a term of endearment. They turned it into a euphemism for everything bad. Critical Race Theory was a Harvard Law School class in the 80’s and it was turned into a euphemism for white grievance. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a movement to mitigate generations of discrimination that they turned into a euphemism for the racist idea that Blacks are inferior and promoted without merit. These racist messages were central to Trumps campaign. The media is having revisionist history claiming this is the Democratic Party’s far left agenda. It was not. It was made up GOP misinformation and propaganda. We lost an election, Not our purpose.
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
We must not delude ourselves in this moment. Multiracial democracy in the United States is less than 60 years old. It has always been contested, often violently so. It has always been fragile. Since this nation's inception large swaths of white Americans -- including white women -- have claimed a belief in democracy while actually enforcing a white ethnocracy. In the face of shifting demographics where white Americans will lose their numeric majority, we see a growing embrace of autocracy to keep the "legitimate" rulers of this country in power. History teaches us that we are in a perilous moment.
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
“If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free since our freedom would necessitate the destruction of all the systems of oppression.”
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
New Haven rejected plans for a Black college in 1831, and attacks on Black residents and their homes followed.
Generations later, the city's leaders are considering an apology apnews.com/article/new-haven…
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!” — Nina Simone.
Democrats Abroad Reparations Task Force retweeted
Despite launching a 'reparations' commission this week, the Mayor dismissed the idea of Black Americans receiving reparations in the form of financial compensation as too polarizing.
The mayor of Tulsa announced the 'Beyond Apology' commission, aimed at supporting descendants of the 1921 race massacre victims.
Here's what he had to say about reparations newson6.com/story/6711300303…
ALT He noted that while the term "reparations" can be polarizing, the public engagement process revealed a more nuanced understanding of what residents want, such as scholarship opportunities, economic development, and housing access for the descendants. "Reparations, unfortunately, is such a loaded term here in the United States in the 21st century. And a lot of people hear that, and they immediately think, well, 'people just want checks written to them. I'm against it.' But what we found in that public analysis was that a lot of folks actually want to talk about scholarship opportunities for the descendants of victims, or economic development opportunities for the descendants of victims or housing opportunities, or access to housing opportunities for the descendants of victims," Bynum said.