Advocates could begin recruiting appointees for long-awaited Reparations Commission soon

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 566

Last Updated: 1 day, 12 hours ago

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Supporters could begin soliciting volunteers to serve on the long-awaited, and long-delayed Maryland Reparations Commission as soon as next week, ending a year of starts and stops on the measure.

The 23-member commission of historians, advocates, elected officials and business representatives will be charged with examining specific federal, state and local policies from 1877 to 1965, the post-Reconstruction to Jim Crow eras, to determine how public and private institutions may have benefited from policies that …

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