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AMHERST — Amherst has never experienced a racially motivated attack similar to the weekend’s shooting that killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.Even so, Heather Hala Lord, a member of the town’s African Heritage Reparation Assembly,...
Reparations for Amherst to speak at Town Council meeting Updated May 14, 2021; AMHERST – The Town Council has invited the community group Reparations for Amherst to discuss racial inequities at Monday’s meeting. Co-founders Michele Miller and Matthew Andrews will present their views with two other Amherst residents, Amilcar Shabazz and Barbara Love. The group has written a 39-page report, “Report on Anti-Black Racism and Black/White Disparities in the Town of Amherst.” The report addresses a number of areas of concerns including education, policing, health, employment and housing. It...
Reparations forum set for Tuesday in Amherst A car rolls past a rusted town line sign, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Amherst. AP FILE PHOTO/CHARLES KRUPA Published: 4/23/2021 10:17:14 AM AMHERST — Historic and ongoing racial disparities among Amherst residents uncovered by a group seeking to find a way for the town to offer reparations to Black residents will be presented at a forum next week. A virtual “Symposium on Reparations” takes place Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. featuring brief research presentations and talks by Reparations for Amherst co-founders Michele Miller and Matthe...