Formal position, not binding
Support Continued Funding for Boston 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
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council passed a resolution on June 24, 2026 to support continuing the Boston Reparations Task Force’s work and funding. The task force studies the city’s role in slavery and its impacts, engages residents, and develops recommendations for truth, reconciliation, and reparative justice. The record notes funding should remain available to implement and monitor recommendations, but exact amounts are not stated.
Affects Black residents and descendants of enslaved people in Boston
Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Liz Breadon, Brian Worrell, Julia Mejia, and Miniard Culpepper
Now with the City Council
About Civil Rights & Immigration and Budget & Finance
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Official title
Resolution in support of continuing the work and funding of the Boston Reparations Task Force.
Timeline
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June 24, 2026
The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
City Council
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Worrell as original co-sponsors. On motion of Councilors Culpepper, Mejia, and Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.