Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity

Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity (MORE) is a coalition of U.S. mayors committed to paying reparations to African American citizens of their cities. The association was announced on June 18, 2021, in commemoration of the first federally recognized Juneteenth holiday.[1][2] Mayors from such large municipalities as Los Angeles, Denver, Sacramento, and Kansas City are part of the coalition,[3] as well as the mayor of the small town of Tullahassee, Oklahoma,[4] with a population of 83.[5]

  1. ^ Cathey, Libby (June 17, 2021). "Biden signs bill making Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery, a federal holiday". ABC News. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Biden signs bill making Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery, a federal holiday". whitehouse.gov. The White House. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Schoffstall, Joe (April 4, 2023). "Mayors' coalition has big plans to take reparations movement national: 'Moving that needle': Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity has moved to showcase how a nationwide program could work". Fox News.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ Tullahassee, Oklahoma Population 2022, World Population Review. Retrieved June 2, 2022.