Relates to acknowledging that the institution of slavery was an appalling tragedy in the history of this state.
An act relating to establishing the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for the Institution of Chattel Slavery
Enacts the "New York State Freedmen's Bureau Act"; establishes a New York state freedmen's bureau; makes an appropriation therefor.
Directs the commissioner of the office of general services to erect a monument to be known as the "New York state African slavery and freedom memorial" in the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza to memorialize victims of the African Holocaust, the Holocaust of Enslavement, the Black Holocaust, or the enslavement of Black people and to celebrate the universal values of freedom, democracy and human rights for all people.
Establishes the New York state Black history preservation commission to ensure the documentation and preservation of Black history in New York state within the state university of New York.
Directs the commissioner of the office of general services to erect a monument to be known as the "New York state African slavery and freedom memorial" in the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza to memorialize victims of the African Holocaust, the Holocaust of Enslavement, the Black Holocaust, or the enslavement of Black people and to celebrate the universal values of freedom, democracy and human rights for all people.
Establishes the Black History Education and Awareness Act and designates the first week in February as Black History Week
Establishes the Black History Education and Awareness Act and designates the first week in February as Black History Week
Chattel slavery: formal apology.
Recognizing that the United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people in the United States.