Maryland reparations commission gets preliminary approval

Maryland Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins, Chair of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, speaks to the media during a press conference outlining the caucus's 2025 legislative priorities. (Kevin Richardson/Staff) — Maryland Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins, Chair of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, speaks to the media during a press conference outlining the caucus’s 2025 legislative priorities. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

PUBLISHED: April 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT

The state House gave preliminary approval to creating a statewide reparations commission to study benefits for the Marylanders whose ancestors were enslaved.

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