Our Coalition
Eric Garcetti
Mayor • Los Angeles, CA
MORE Founder and Co-Chair
Michael Hancock
Mayor • Denver, CO
MORE Co-chair
Tishaura Jones
Mayor • St. Louis, MO
Keisha Currin
Mayor • Tullahassee, OK
Jorge Elorza
Mayor • Providence, RI
Steve Adler
Mayor • Austin, TX
Steve Schewel
Mayor • Durham, NC
Esther Manheimer
Mayor • Asheville, NC
Quinton Lucas
Mayor • Kansas City, MO
Darrell Steinberg
Mayor • Sacramento, CA
Melvin Carter
Mayor • St. Paul, MN
Lydia Lavelle
Mayor • Carrboro, NC
Michael Tubbs
Former Mayor • Stockton, CA
Emeritus Member
Members agree to:
- Commit to supporting H.R. 40 (Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act).
- Form an advisory committee/commission composed of members of local, Black-led organizations to formally advise the Mayor on an approach to reparations — including strategies and opportunities to seek public and/or private dollars to fund pilot programs.
- When funding is identified, and in consultation with the committee/commission, lead development and implementation of a pilot reparations program targeted at a cohort of Black residents. Though these local programs would vary in style and scope and be considered very modest in the context of the $12 trillion in federal spending that is estimated to be required to close the Black/White wealth gap, they would serve as high-profile demonstrations for how the country can more quickly move from conversation to action on reparations for Black Americans.