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Trueclusion and partners launch Washington reparative-action study; survey opens April 10
Summary
Trueclusion, with the State Department of Commerce and the Commission on African American Affairs, held a virtual kickoff for the Charles Mitchell and George Washington Bush reparative-action study, introduced a multi‑phase workplan and announced a community survey launching April 10 that will inform legislative recommendations due May 7, 2027.
Trueclusion and its partners opened a virtual kickoff meeting to launch the Charles Mitchell and George Washington Bush study on reparative action, introducing a research team that the project lead said will produce data-driven recommendations intended to translate into legislation.
At the meeting, Roderick Thompson, general counsel at Trueclusion, said the project — carried out in partnership with the State Department of Commerce and the Commission on African American Affairs — aims to engage communities across Washington and deliver policy recommendations grounded in rigorous research.
"One goal is to provide data-informed recommendations that are firmly grounded in rigorous research, and ultimately, we hope it leads to reparations legislation being passed," said Dr. Ashley Gardner, project principal for Trueclusion, who outlined a three-phase workplan running through May 2027.
Gardner described the…
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