The next meeting of the Community Reparations Commission is scheduled for Monday, June 17, 2024, from 6-8 p.m. at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center Banquet Hall, 87 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville.
The Commission’s meeting agendas, generally posted 3-5 days prior to the meeting, can be found at www.ashevillenc.gov/department/city-clerk/boards-and-commissions/reparations-commission.
Where to Watch
All meetings will be streamed on the City’s YouTube Page, Buncombe County’s Facebook page, and the City’s Engagement HUB. You can hear more about the work of the Impact Focus groups on WRES radio’s “Buncombe County’s Tapped In” show every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:30 until noon at wresfm.com.
Follow the Community Reparations Commission’s progress as they work to make short, medium, and long-term recommendations to Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Commissioners. You can access the Reparations Project Page at PublicInput.com/avlreparations.
Regular Scheduled Meetings
The regular meeting schedule is the third Monday at 6:00 p.m. and will be held at Harrah’s Cherokee Center Banquet Hall located at 87 Haywood Road, Asheville (downtown). Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Background
On September 14, 2020, the Asheville City Council passed a resolution supporting community reparations for Black Asheville. The resolution calls for the city manager to, “establish a process within the next year to develop short, medium and long term recommendations to specifically address the creation of generational wealth and to boost economic mobility and opportunity in the black community.”
The Community Reparations Commission is empowered to make short-, medium-, and long-term recommendations that will make significant progress toward repairing the damage caused by public and private systemic racism. The task of the Reparations Commission is to issue a report in a timely manner for consideration by the City and other…
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