 The D.C. Council has given final approval of the city's fiscal 2025 budget for funding a study of reparations for black residents. Although the measure was introduced by Councilman Kenyon McDuffie in 2023, it hasn't passed yet, but inclusion of preliminary funding signals a vote of confidence. Nine of 12 other council members co-sponsored the reparations foundation fund and the task force establishment act, which had a public hearing last June.