Request for a public hearing
Hold hearing on continuation of Reparations Task Force
Last activity June 26, 2026 (3 months ago)
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Introduced
June 22, 2026
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In committee
The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
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Council vote
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Adopted
This matter asks the City Council to hold a hearing about continuing the Boston Reparations Task Force. It notes the Task Force examined Boston’s history with slavery, ongoing impacts, and recommendations for truth and reparative actions. The hearing would review staffing, funding, and governance to support ongoing reparations work.
Affects Black residents and descendants of enslaved people
Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Erin Murphy, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Liz Breadon, Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, and Miniard Culpepper
Now with the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement
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Official title
Order for a hearing regarding the continuation of the Boston Reparations Task Force.
Timeline
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June 24, 2026
Referred to
City Council
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Louijeune as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.