Brown Jocelyn L
Ohio University, 6 President St #305, Athens, OH, 45701, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Jun 30. doi: 10.1007/s40615-025-02513-7.
The historical call for reparations for Black Americans has recently regained relevance. Reparations aim to address not only generational inequality established during slavery but also the perpetuation of socioeconomic and health disparities over time via Jim Crow, redlining, police brutality, and other forms of structural and systemic racism. Using Public Health Critical Race Praxis (PHCRP), this rapid review assesses the landscape of reparative initiatives across the United States at the governmental and organizational levels, analyzing the eligibility criteria, political ideologies, and goals of various stakeholders. Additionally, it examines the potential ability of reparations initiatives to reduce socioeconomic and health inequality. Key themes identified include American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) should be eligible for reparations; the overall goals of reparative initiatives differ between governments and organizations; reparations extend far beyond direct payments; and reparations initiatives are influenced by one another but largely uncoordinated. The ways in which these themes align with PHCRP and the extensive policy implications are discussed.
最近，要求为美国黑人提供赔偿的历史呼吁再度具有现实意义。赔偿不仅旨在解决奴隶制期间形成的代际不平等问题，还旨在消除长期以来通过吉姆·克劳法、红线划分、警察暴行以及其他形式的结构性和系统性种族主义导致的社会经济和健康差距的延续。本快速综述运用公共卫生批判种族实践（PHCRP），评估了美国政府和组织层面的赔偿倡议情况，分析了各利益相关方的资格标准、政治意识形态和目标。此外，还研究了赔偿倡议减少社会经济和健康不平等的潜在能力。确定的关键主题包括：奴隶制美国后裔（ADOS）应有资格获得赔偿；政府和组织之间赔偿倡议的总体目标存在差异；赔偿远远超出直接付款的范畴；赔偿倡议相互影响，但在很大程度上缺乏协调。文中还讨论了这些主题与PHCRP的契合方式以及广泛的政策影响。
