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- ↑ Kenney, Tanasia (August 3, 2016). "Black Woman Launches 'Reparations' Site to Allow White People to Atone for Current-Day Racism, Met with Onslaught of Racist Reactions". Atlanta Black Star . Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ↑ Radio, Southern California Public (2016-08-03). "On 'Reparations' site, whites can offer help to people of color". Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ Bernard, Sara (July 27, 2016). "Reparations Go Viral in Seattle". Seattle Weekly . Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- 1 2 Schmelzer, Elise (August 2, 2016). "New website allows white people to offer reparations directly to people of color". Washington Post . Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ↑ Woolf, Nicky (August 4, 2016). "Reparations site asks people to 'offset your privilege' with acts of kindness". The Guardian . Retrieved November 21, 2020.
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- ↑ Weisenstein, Kara (April 26, 2017). "In Seattle, Decolonization Is a Full-Time Gig". Vice . Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ↑ Wang, Deborah (July 26, 2016). "Seattle's 'Reparations' experiment is working". KUOW . Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ↑ Bailey, Chelsea (November 12, 2016). "After Trump Win, Many Seek Comfort Through 'Reparations' Website". NBC News . Retrieved November 21, 2020.