New commission to explore reparations options for Black residents in Atlanta

PAD Atlanta announced Thursday that their Community Response services have been suspended until further notice due to their month-to-month contract extension. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

The City of Atlanta has its own reparations initiative for Black residents.

Atlanta City Council is moving forward with a new reparations study commission that will help find local-level options for restitution to Atlanta’s Black population.

Councilmember Michael Julian Bond sponsored the resolution for the commission in October. The resolution was unanimously adopted on November 2.