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Art and Action on Reparations | Hip-Hop News
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In Brooklyn, an art installation called “We Kept the Receipts” confronts America’s unpaid debt to Black communities through powerful visuals and historical documents, stretching from slavery to modern mass incarceration. Artist Andre Woolery’s “Black Stacks” reimagines the dollar bill as a symbol of reparative justice, directly tied to H.R. 40. The exhibit isn’t just art—it’s activism, echoing real legislative efforts led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley and the Congressional Black Caucus, who are pushing for a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Commission and broader reparative policies across housing, education, and environmental justice. This is a call to finally settle the ledger and take real steps toward repair.
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