close Black New Yorkers deserve a check of '800K' as locals demand reparations from government Black New Yorkers demand cash reparations from the government as state officials work toward issuing some form of compensation for slavery or other past racial injustices. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! A California lawmaker is trying to make sure reparations payments to Black residents do not get taxed if the effort becomes a reality. "For generations, descendants of formerly enslaved