Working group urges Raleigh to create reparative justice commission it says was removed from prior resolution

Jun 10, 2025

Representatives of a Reparative Justice working group urged the council to form a commission to study systemic racism after the 2023 reparative justice resolution removed a commission component, calling an apology without redress insufficient.

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Deborah Bromley told the council she represents a Reparative Justice Resolution Working Group and urged the city to establish a commission or task force to study and make recommendations on how to remedy the lingering effects of slavery and Jim Crow on Black Raleigh residents.

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