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  • June 2023

  • Thu 22

    NCOBRA 34th Annual National Convention: “Honoring Our Ancestors”

    June 22, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - June 25, 2023 @ 10:00 pm

    N’COBRA’s founding meeting, September 26, 1987, was convened for the purpose of broadening the base of support for the long-standing reparations movement. Organizational founders of N'COBRA include the National Conference […]

  • Thu 29

    Monthly Reparations Strategy Session – June 2023: Director of Narrative Change at Liberation Ventures, Trevor Smith, Narrative Change

    June 29, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM TREVOR SMITH'S BIO Trevor Smith (he/him) is a writer, researcher, and strategist focused on the topics of racial inequality, wealth inequality, reparations, and narrative […]

  • July 2023

  • Sat 1

    Peace, Love, & Reparations Concert + Unity Rally

    July 1, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    A powerful event dedicated to addressing the urgent need for reparations and justice for the Black community. The Peace, Love & Reparations Unity Rally provides an opportunity for community members, […]

  • Tue 11

    Screening & Conversation: The Big Payback – The Chicago Community Trust

    July 11, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
    Gene Siskel Film Center 164 North State Street, Chicago, United States
  • Wed 19

    2023 USBC National Conference

    July 19, 2023 @ 9:00 am - July 21, 2023 @ 5:00 pm

    Mark your calendars for the highly anticipated 2023 U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. National Conference powered by Walmart Business and Wells Fargo! Taking place July 19-21, 2023, at the prestigious Waldorf […]

  • Thu 27

    Monthly Reparations Strategy Session – July 2023: GRAMMY Award Winner, Rhymefest, Cultural Currency

    July 27, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM RHYMEFEST'S BIO As a recording artist, songwriter, humanitarian, and trailblazer; Che “Rhymefest” Smith has shattered countless negative stereotypes in Hip Hop. His creative contributions […]

  • August 2023

  • Sat 12

    Peace, Love, and Reparations Benefit Concert

    August 12, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm

    Free Concert taking place on August 12, 2023, in the heart of Black Los Angeles, Leimert Park. This event will mark the completion of the California Reparation Task Force’s final […]

  • Fri 18

    Pan African Festival

    August 18, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Decatur, GA
  • Wed 23

    How Should Societies Remember Their Sins?: A Zócalo Event Series, Supported by The Mellon Foundation

    August 23, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    The Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel did not believe in collective guilt. Instead, he asked for repair, and for holding the post-World War II generation of Germans responsible “not for the […]

  • Wed 23

    Why Isn’t Remembering Enough to Repair?

    August 23, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    REGISTER HERE!

  • Thu 31

    Monthly Reparations Strategy Session – August 2023: Reverend Dr. Michael C. R. Nabors, Faith-Based Initiatives

    August 31, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM REVEREND NABOR'S BIO Reverend Dr. Michael C. R. Nabors is senior pastor of the historic Second Baptist Church in Evanston, Illinois. The 139 year-old […]

  • September 2023

  • Sat 16

    2023 Early Professionals Summit

    September 16, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

    Saturday Keynote: Robin Rue Simmons of FirstRepair Robin Rue Simmons was born and raised in the largely segregated 5th Ward of Evanston, and laid the foundation for her life's work […]

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