Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity

Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity (MORE) be a coalition of U.S. mayors wey commit dem go bia reparations to African American citizens of dema cities. Na dem announce de association on June 18, 2021, in commemoration of de first federally dem recognize Juneteenth holiday. Mayors wey komot such large municipalities as Los Angeles, Denver, Sacramento, den Kansas City be part of de coalition, as well as de mayor of de small town of Tullahassee, Oklahoma,Eaton, Kristi. "Small, Historically Black Town in Oklahoma Joins a National Coalition Studying Reparations: Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity includes representatives of some of the nation's largest cities. It also includes the mayor of Tullahassee, Oklahoma, which has a population of under 150," The Daily Yonder (October 13, 2021). plus a population of 83.Tullahassee, Oklahoma Population 2022, World Population Review. Retrieved June 2, 2022.

 Later wahala 
Insyd April 2022, na MORE member Mayor Tishaura Jones of St. Louis sign a bill wey dey allow voluntary donations to a reparations fund. De bill dey allow St. Louis residents make dem donate to de fund insyd dema property tax anaa water den refuse collection bills.Schlinkmann, Mark. "St. Louis mayor signs bill allowing voluntary reparations donations as 'first step'," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Apr. 2, 2022). De reparations bill, wey be sponsored by a city alderman, na ebe vague on details about eligibility den de potential disbursements of de funds.Schlinkmann, Mark. "St. Louis aldermanic panel advances reparations fund bill," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Mar 2, 2022).

Insyd August 2022, na MORE member Mayor Jorge Elorza of Providence propose a $10 million reparations spending plan give de city, dey use federal coronavirus relief funds.Marcelo, Philip. "Rhode Island mayor proposes $10M reparations spending plan," Associated Press (August 25, 2022).

Insyd July 2023, na Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas create a K.C. Commission on Reparations, plus 13 members.

As of November 2023, na four individual members of de coalition lef dema offices as mayors of dema respective cities. In addition, de MORE website no longer dey function.

 Members wey be mayors 
De following be list of MORE member mayors:
MayorCityStatePartyNoteEric GarcettiLos AngelesCaliforniaDemocraticCo-chairMichael HancockDenverColoradoDemocraticCo-chairTishaura JonesSt. LouisMissouriDemocraticMember of MORE coalition boardKeisha CurrinTullahasseeOklahomaDemocraticJorge ElorzaProvidenceRhode IslandDemocraticSteve AdlerAustinTexasDemocraticElaine O'NealDurhamNorth CarolinaDemocratic"Inherited" membership from previous Durham Mayor Steve SchewelEsther ManheimerAshevilleNorth CarolinaDemocraticQuinton LucasKansas CityMissouriDemocraticMember of MORE coalition boardDarrell SteinbergSacramentoCaliforniaDemocraticMelvin CarterSaint PaulMinnesotaDemocraticDamon SeilsCarrboroNorth CarolinaDemocratic"Inherited" membership from previous Carrboro Mayor Lydia LavelleMichael TubbsStocktonCaliforniaDemocraticFormer Mayor of Stockton; Emeritus Member

 References 

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 Beltrán, Bianca. "Advocate of reparations for slavery talks about forms it could take in Kansas City: KC mayor joins leaders across the country in exploring opportunities for reparations," KMBC (June 21, 2021).
 Derosier, Alex. "What would reparations for slavery look like in Minnesota and the US? St. Paul's push to explore reparations for descendants of Black slaves and victims of discriminatory housing practices represents a newer type of push on the issue," Duluth News Tribune (April 15, 2022).
 Logan, Erin B. "L.A. creates advisory commission to study reparations pilot program for some Black Angelenos," Los Angeles Times (June 18, 2021).
 Marohn, Charles. "The Local Case for Reparations," Strong Towns (September 21, 2020).
 Newsome, Melba. "When Reparations Meet Bureaucracy: Asheville's historic reparations resolution made national news in 2020, helping spark a wave of similar city-level initiatives across the country. But mounting delays show that while winning a vote may be hard, moving through a hesitant and halting bureaucracy can be an even more difficult challenge," The Assembly (Oct. 7, 2021).

External links
 MORE website, archived on Juneteenth 2021

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