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HR40—The Long Path to Slavery Reparations in the United States What is the HR40 bill and why is it so important especially now? The idea to pass a slavery reparations law in the United States was first introduced 30 years ago and every time since 1989 when someone has tried to re-introduce it, it was denied but not yesterday! A historic thing happened in the United States this week and it hasn’t gotten much media attention but it’s actually a pretty big deal. A House committee has voted to move forward with a bill- called HR40. The bill would establish a commission to develop proposals ...

City Council approves proposed West Savannah homeless shelter; must complete archaeological study Final vote on proposed West Savannah homeless shelter set for Thursday By Max Diekneite | April 8, 2021 at 6:45 PM EDT - Updated April 8 at 9:02 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Savannah City Council voted 5-4 to approve a proposed homeless shelter in West Savannah, but with a caveat. An archaeological study must be done to prove that the land is not The Weeping Time property before the development can continue. Historians say, the event was the single-largest sale of enslaved people in U.S. histor...

Salvation Army shelter can move forward but city must conduct an archeological survey Savannah City Council approval contingent on the Salvation Army completing an archeological survey in regards to the Weeping Time site Barbara Augsdorfer NOTE: This story has been updated to correct that the city will pay for the archeological survey. Savannah City Council on Thursday granted the Salvation Army a special use permit to build a homeless shelter in West Savannah. Council approved the measure on the condition the city complete a Phase I archeological survey to determine if the site is at the sa...

Without divulging how he would vote, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson presented what he described as the "facts" regarding the land the Salvation Army wants to purchase in West Savannah for its proposed transitional shelter. "I wanted to take the opportunity to present the facts as they are, as I know them, and the council will vote the way that they will vote on Thursday, and then we will move on," Johnson said. "The time that we vote will be the time that we show our opinion on this. And so I'll let my vote do my talking." Johnson said that there has been much misinformation, diversion, and in s...

City Council could decide fate of Salvation Army shelter in West Savannah on Thursday Barbara Augsdorfer, Savannah Morning News Kwesi DeGraft-Hanson on the importance of a memorial for the 'Weeping Time' Replay Video UP NEXT The Salvation Army of Savannah should find out on Thursday afternoon if it will finally be able to move forward with its proposed transitional use shelter on Augusta Avenue. The issue has been before the City Council at least three times in the past four months. Each time it has been on the agenda, it has been tabled or removed, sometimes without explanat...