The Providence Municipal Reparations Commission, created using $10 million of funds from the American Rescue Plan (ARP), is a three-phase process that advances “truth-telling, reconciliations and reparations” for African heritage and Indigenous residents, according to the commission’s report. Alongside the commission’s funding, an additional $13 million was directly spent on racial equity instead of COVID-19 relief, Fox News reported. The commission’s report recommends apologizing for slavery, creating a bail bond fund and expanding the Providence Guaranteed Income Program which gives low-income residents a “no strings attached” $500 per month. I thank the Municipal Reparations Commission for their community-driven approach to making these recommendations and outlining a path forward for the city and external institutions,” Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza said in August, according to Fox News. Taxpayers funds from Biden’s ARP helped create a “reparations” commission that is pushing for a bail bond fund and K-12 curriculum reform in Providence, Rhode Island.

Source: Fox News October 10, 2022 22:52 UTC