Chaos erupts at NY reparations hearing as ‘Foundational’ Black Americans clash with left-leaning groups

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. 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. Black residents in New York are voicing sharp concerns to state officials over a proposed reparations plan, warning that broadening the program's scope to include other marginalized groups and recent immigrants could co-opt and dilute their movement. "I think it's important because as Foundational Black Americans who've been here since the founding of the country, coming in as slaves, and also indigenous people who are here, we have a claim to the country," Aubrey Muhammad told Fox News Digital. "We have our own culture, and we deserve to be compensated for what our ancestors have been put through." Muhammad delivered his testimony to the New York State Community Commission on Repa