Funding the Study

Urge Lawmakers to Support Washington’s Lineage-Based Reparations Study—Contact Your Legislators Today!

Washington State is taking a bold step with a lineage-based reparations study, setting a potential national precedent. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s rejection of race-based policies, lawsuits against Evanston’s reparations plan, and legal threats from man behind Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Case, lineage is emerging as the only legally viable path. While most jurisdictions debate race versus lineage, Washington’s study could lead the way in crafting a sustainable, fair compensation model for descendants of U.S. chattel slavery. Below is the link to the budget proviso being voted on to fund this historic effort.

PROVISO – CHARLES MITCHELL AND GEORGE WASHINGTON BUSH STUDY ON REPARATIVE ACTION FOR WASHINGTON STATE’S DESCENDANTS OF VICTIMS OF U.S. CHATTEL SLAVERY

PROVISO – CHARLES MITCHELL AND GEORGE WASHINGTON BUSH STUDY ON REPARATIVE ACTION FOR WASHINGTON STATE’S DESCENDANTS OF VICTIMS OF U.S. CHATTEL SLAVERY (a) Appropriation and Administration The legislature appropriates $700,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2027 or as much thereof as may be necessary, from the general fund—state appropriation is provided solely to the Commission on African American Affairs to contract a qualified research entity to conduct the Charles Mitchell and George Washington Bush Study on Reparative Action For Washington State’s Descendants of Victims of U.S. Chattel Slavery...

Urge Lawmakers to Support Washington’s Lineage-Based Reparations Study—Contact Your Legislators Today!

Washington State’s lineage-based reparations study could set a national precedent. As legal challenges reshape the landscape, this initiative may pave the way for fair, legally sound compensation. Stay informed—history is unfolding.