A nonprofit in Portland, Oregon, is now giving out reparations to people of color at a Reparations Happy Hour event.
Every person of color who attended the May 21 event at Backyard Social in Portland was given $10. White people were told not to attend the event, but to give donations in support. A total of 40 people attended the event and $400 was distributed at the event.
The happy hour was created by social justice organizer Cameron Whitten through his new nonprofit organization, Brown Hope.
“It’s exactly what it sounds like,” Whitten told Raw Story. “What I want to do is end the cycle of exploitation. For black, brown, indigenous people you face so many barriers, whether it’s tokenization or straight-up poverty."
