Detroit reparations task force holds first meeting

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield, bottom center, speaks virtually during the Detroit Reparation Task Force meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Detroit Reparation Task Force executive committee member JoAnn Watson speaks during a meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Community members clap as Detroit Reparation Task Force executive committee member JoAnn Watson (not pictured) speaks during a meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Detroit Reparation Task Force executive committee member Dorian Tyus speaks during a meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Detroit Reparation Task Force co-chair Keith Williams, center, speaks, next to co-chair Lauren Hood during a meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Community member Cecily McClellan speaks during the public comment section at the Detroit Reparation Task Force meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Detroit Reparation Task Force co-chair Lauren Hood turns around to listen to a board member speaking during a meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Community member Milton Hudson speaks during the public comment section at the Detroit Reparation Task Force meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Anita Belle, board member at-large speaks during the Detroit Reparation Task Force meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Community member Milton Hudson listens to board members speaking during the Detroit Reparation Task Force meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Community member Porscha Edwards speaks during the public comment section at the Detroit Reparation Task Force meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Detroit Reparation Task Force co-chair Keith Williams, center, speaks, next to co-chair Lauren Hood during a meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Detroit Reparation Task Force co-chair Lauren Hood speaks during a meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Detroit Reparation Task Force co-chair Keith Williams, center, speaks, next to co-chair Lauren Hood during a meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Allen Venerable, a board member from District 1 speaks during the Detroit Reparation Task Force meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Jeffrey Robinson, a board member from District 2 speaks during the Detroit Reparation Task Force meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Bernard Parker, a board member from District 4 speaks during the Detroit Reparation Task Force meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Maurice Weeks, a board member from District 6 speaks during the Detroit Reparation Task Force meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Janis Hazel, a board member from District 7, center, speaks next to Maurice Weeks, left, and Anita Belle, right, during the Detroit Reparation Task Force meeting at Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Thursday, April 13, 2023.