The Olympia City Council last week held a study session to discuss research findings and a path forward for considering policies that would provide reparations for descendants of slaves.
Assistant City Manager Susan Grisham said there’s now state-level reparations actions moving forward that Olympia’s study will help inform.
Grisham said $300,000 will fund the Charles Mitchell and George Washington Bush study on reparative action for Washington state. She said the study will take place from 2025 to 2027 and will produce “detailed policy proposals that will be a roadmap for implementation.”…