Protesters wave the Palestinian and Lebanese flags on the steps to the Rhode Island State House on March 17, 2025. Getty Images Buses pass by Providence City Hall on May 28, 2020.

Officials in Providence, Rhode Island, recently approved a $10 million budget plan for the city’s reparations program, but some are wondering who might end up benefiting from it.

In this Nov. 4, 2021, file photo, the state seal with Rhode Island's full former name appears on a rug in the state room at the Rhode Island State House, in Providence, R.I.