Calls for reparations were ignored for decades. Now, local governments are taking up the cause – and outrage is growing.
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D. Victoria Baranetsky
General Counsel
Victoria Baranetsky is general counsel at The Center for Investigative Reporting, where she counsels reporters on newsgathering, libel, privacy, subpoenas, and other newsroom matters. Prior to CIR, Victoria worked at The New York Times, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Wikimedia Foundation. She also clerked on the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Baranetsky holds degrees from Columbia Journalism School, Harvard Law School, and Oxford University. Currently, she teaches at Berkeley Law School as an adjunct professor and is a fellow at Columbia's Tow Center. She is barred in California, New York and New Jersey.
40 Acres and a Lie Part 1
Our historical investigation found 1,250 formerly enslaved Black Americans who were given land – only to see it returned to their enslavers.
Not All Votes Are Created Equal
America’s Founding Fathers created a political system that favored an elite minority. Today minority rule is threatening U.S. democracy like never before.
The 13th Step
People struggling with addiction look to treatment centers for help. But many women are encountering sexual misconduct by the people who work there.
The Battle for Clean Energy in Coal Country
Across the country, states are moving to renewable energy ��� but Montana is doubling down on fossil fuels.
Black in the Sunshine State
Host Al Letson goes home to Jacksonville to take stock of changes that have happened in the past few years and what they mean for Black Floridians.
It’s Not Easy Going Green
There’s a way to “fight” climate change that’s cheap, popular and completely ineffective.
Gaza: A War of Weapons and Words
The loss of civilian life in Gaza and Israel has sparked outrage and protest, but a group of grieving parents continues quietly working for peace.
In Bondage to the Law
Toforest Johnson has been on Alabama’s death row for 25 years. Now, his conviction is being called into question.
Mississippi Goddam Chapter 7: Reasonable Doubt
New revelations cast doubt on the official story that Billey Joe Johnson accidentally killed himself.