Boston's Religious Leaders Demand White Churches use $15 Billion City Fund for Reparations

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In Boston, a group of religious leaders is advocating for white churches to offer financial reparations to the Black community.

This movement, backed by the Boston People's Reparations Commission, aims to also encourage the City of Boston to allocate $15 billion towards reparations for its role in the slave trade. This demand was presented during an event organized at Resurrection Lutheran Church by the commission.

During a gathering, Reverend Kevin Peterson made a plea to white churches, urging them to actively participate in the reparations movement.

"We call sincerely and with a heart filled with faith and Christian love for our white churches to join us and not be silent around this issue of racism and slavery and commit to reparations," he said.

The reparations proposal outlines a comprehensive $15 billion plan aimed at addressing the impacts of slavery and systemic racism in Boston.

This plan is divided into three major components: $5 billion in direct cash payments to Black residents, another $5 billion dedicated to establishing new financial institutions to bolster economic empowerment, and the final $5 billion allocated towards mitigating racial disparities in education and crime prevention. The ambitious scale of this proposal significantly exceeds Boston's annual budget of $4.28 billion for the fiscal year 2024.

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