Two woke New Jersey Democrats are pushing the state to adopt radical new policy changes — including direct reparations payments to all its black residents — even for those who are not direct descendants of slaves.
“The Truth, Reconciliation, and Repair Act of New Jersey” is cosponsored by Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and state Sen. Angela McKnight, and is seeking to radically transform the state government to compensate for wealth disparities stemming from slavery — which ended in New Jersey 160 years ago.
The bill, first introduced on June 15 which has not yet had a hearing, is informed by a 2025 report from the New Jersey Reparations Council.
“The recent report of the New Jersey Reparations Council tells the often overlooked and largely unknown story of slavery in New Jersey and outlines a clear, compelling, and courageous path forward: the development of meaningful policies that address the racial wealth gap; invest in Black communities; and confrontation of the systemic inequities that still exist in this State,” the proposed bill reads.
That report, entitled “The Nowness of Reparations for Black People in New Jersey” outlines dozens of potential policy changes that the far-left group wants seeded in the Garden State.
The group claimed in the report that New Jersey was “profoundly shaped by its original sin of slavery” and that the report’s conclusions will lead to “bold and transformative policy.”
“These recommendations are designed to help create a new New Jersey where Black people are empowered to finally be free, to be whole and to flourish,” the preface of the report claimed.
The report calls for reparations for all black New Jersey residents, including for those who are not descendants of enslaved black people via “direct payments” aimed and closed an alleged $642,800 household “racial wealth gap.”
The report is filled with even more hairbrained policy prescriptions.
Some of the dozens of “remedies” include creating a Reparations Bureau; restoring the right to vote to incarcerated people; expanding access to free healthcare to adults, children, and “all immigrants regardless of status;” ending cooperation with federal deportations; and establishing a guaranteed income for all residents in the state. --->READ MORE HERE
Two New Jersey Democrats have introduced legislation that would send direct reparations payments to every Black resident of the state, regardless of whether they descend from enslaved people, while also creating a new state agency to oversee the effort. The bill, introduced on June 15, 2026, goes far beyond New Jersey's 2008 formal apology for slavery, aiming to replace that largely symbolic gesture with what its sponsors call concrete legislative accountability.
Known as the Truth, Reconciliation, and Repair Act of New Jersey, the measure was introduced by Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and State Sen. Angela McKnight, who represents Legislative District 31. As reported by the New York Post, the legislation seeks direct reparations payments to all Black New Jersey residents, including those who are not descendants of enslaved people. According to LegiScan, the bill is designated Assembly Bill 5253 and Senate Bill 4459, and has been referred to the Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee and the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee.
As of publication, the bill has not received a legislative hearing, per the Post's reporting. The legislation reads that New Jersey should move from symbolism to accountability through an apology, and it demands a formal state apology for slavery alongside efforts to rectify the lingering consequences of slavery, Jim Crow, and other ongoing harms against Black people, according to the same report. The bill also demands stopping future human rights violations and describes its goal as a New Jersey where Black people can flourish.
Why Sponsors Say the 2008 Apology Fell Short
New Jersey's government issued a symbolic apology for slavery in 2008. That resolution, Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 270, expressed profound regret for the state's role in slavery and made New Jersey the fifth U.S. state and the first northern state to apologize, according to the New Jersey State Legislature. But the resolution explicitly rejected any commitment to financial restitution or repair, the same legislative record shows. --->READ MORE HERE
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