The city of Providence, Rhode Island is considering reparations for people with African or Indigenous heritage. Today, Mayor Jorge Elorza signed an executive order that begins the process towards “reconciliation” and analyzes how feasible a reparations program would be. The Mayor says the move is the “first step in accepting the role Providence and Rhode Island has held in generations of pain and violence against these residents and healing some of the deepest wounds our country faces today.” Should Providence, RI have a reparations program?