FirstRepair

N'COBRA & The Miami Dade Coalition for Reparations
2023-06-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | New Providence Missionary Baptist Church, 760 N.W. 53rd Street, Miami Dade County, FL, 33147, United States
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Beyond Apology: A Series of Community Conversations on Repair and Reparations in Tulsa, OK
2023-06-13 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Greenwood Cultural Center, 322 N. Greenwood Ave., Tulsa, OK, United States
Beyond Apology is a series of community conversations rooted in education on what repair and reparation in Tulsa, OK should look like.
Purpose – Beyond Apology was created in honor of the Ancestors that built the Greenwood community in Tulsa, OK and in support of the survivors and descendants of the Tulsa Race Massacre and their ongoing quest for justice, repair and reparation.
Sessions – The sessions are open to the public and all are welcome. Sessions are designed to be accessible to any community member regardless of their prior knowledge of or connection to the Tulsa Race Massacre and ensuing harms rooted in racial inequity. As a participant, you can but do not need to attend all sessions. Each is designed to be a stand alone event with a consistent scope, sequence and opportunities for input. That said, each session will bring a uniqueness thanks to the variety of perspectives of community members sharing the space.
Each session will provide participants with knowledge/context around the following areas:
*Official studies and recommendations for reparations regarding the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
*Equality data in Tulsa, OK
*Legal and legislative efforts for Reparations in Tulsa, OK (Past & Current)
*Case studies of reparative acts in the United States and around the world
*Public commitments made to repair harms stemming from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The ask of participants: Participants will be given the space and opportunity to express what repair or reparation should look like and what areas of repair or reparation should be prioritized.
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Reparations in Kansas City
2023-06-07 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)

2nd Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent Presents: Building A Case for U.S. Reparations
2023-05-31 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Hilton Millenium Hotel, Riverview Hotel, One UN Plaza, New York, NY, United States

Monthly Reparations Strategy Session - May 2023: Movement Update with Nkechi Taifa & Dr. Cheryl Grills
2023-05-25 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago)
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NKECHI TAIFA’S BIO
Preferred pronunciation:
(Neh-KEE-Chee Tah-EE-Fah)
Nkechi Taifa is a civil and human rights attorney, scholar-activist, talk show host, and author. She is president of The Taifa Group LLC and serves as Senior Fellow for the Center of Justice at Columbia University and as a Power, Innovation and Leadership graduate of Harvard Kennedy School. A visionary thought leader and nationally recognized expert and commentator on race and justice issues, Taifa is Convener Emeritus of the Justice Roundtable Coalition, and served as Commissioner and Chair of the D.C. Commission on Human Rights. She has worked for the Open Society Foundations, Howard University School of Law, the ACLU, Women’s Legal Defense Fund, National Prison Project, and as an attorney in private practice. She has testified before the United States Congress, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the U.S. Helsinki Commission, the DC City Council, the Maryland Legislature, and the California Reparations Task Force.
Nkechi is Founder and Executive Director of the Reparation Education Project, Inc., is an inaugural Commissioner on the National African American Reparations Commission, and a founder of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America. She delivered a powerful TEDx talk, “Reparations, An Issue Whose Time Has Come.” A native Washingtonian, Nkechi is the author of the best-seller memoir, Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice, and the author of several books for children. Her most recent book, Reparations on Fire: How and Why it’s Spreading Across America, has been described as “part historical analysis, part revolutionary manifesto, and part political red-alert.”
In addition to her five published books, Nkechi Taifa is the author of scores of scholarly works, including law review articles, book chapters and white papers. She has been featured in major print and electronic media and has received numerous honors and awards for her work, including Essence Magazine’s WOKE 100 Black Women Advocating for Change.
For the complete Nkechi Taifa Experience, visit www.NkechiTaifa.com.

DR. CHERYL TAWEDE GRILLS’ BIO
Dr. Cheryl Tawede Grills is a Clinical Psychologist with a current emphasis in Community Psychology. On the faculty of Loyola Marymount University (LMU) for the past 36 years, she is a Professor of Psychology, Director of their Psychology Applied Research Center, and President’s Professor in the College of Liberal Arts. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of a non-profit organization, Imoyase Community Support Services, dedicated to program evaluation, action research, and technical assistance with community-based organizations focused on social justice, community organizing, and community-defined interventions.
Dr. Grills is a national Past President of The Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) and serves as one of the lead trainers in the Community Healing Network/ABPsi Emotional Emancipation Circles Initiative partnership designed to address racial trauma and stress experienced by people of African ancestry. She currently serves on the CA Reparations Taskforce, appointed by the Governor and on the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC). In addition, Dr. Grills is a Commissioner on Los Angeles County’s Sybil Brand Commission for Institutional Inspections, which focuses on conditions and practices within county jails and correctional facilities. She also served as Co-Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Blue Ribbon Commission on Child Protection whose work led to significant reforms in LA County’s approach to child welfare, including establishment of an Office of Child Protection.
Dr. Grills is a research principal investigator on several national, state, and county multi-site projects addressing mental health disparities, social determinants of health, positive youth development, and COVID’s impact on communities of color nationally. An important part of her work is in the area of racial stress focusing on research and training associated with racism, racial stress, implicit bias, and the development of community-based self-help models to address the negative effects of racism on people of African ancestry in the US and globally.
Dr. Grills’ research interests, publications, and projects include African Psychology, African Centered models of treatment engagement with African Americans; community psychology; community mental health; mental health disparities; community organizing as a public health strategy; community defined mental health intervention strategies; positive youth development; and program evaluation. She has published over 58 peer reviewed articles and book chapters in addition to a number of special reports and white papers.

United Nations: To Centralise & Organise - The Collective African Struggle
2023-05-05 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago)
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Monthly Reparations Strategy Session - April 2023: Howard University's Professor of Law, Justin Hansford, J.D., Legal Framework of Reparations
2023-04-27 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago)
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JUSTIN HANSFORD, J.D.’S BIO
Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, J.D., Georgetown University
Hansford will “put his passion and knowledge to work to empower marginalized communities.”
Justin Hansford is a Howard University School of Law Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center. Professor Hansford was previously a Democracy Project Fellow at Harvard University, a Visiting Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, and an Associate Professor of Law at Saint Louis University. He has a B.A. from Howard University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a founder of the Georgetown Journal of Law and Modern Critical Race Perspectives. Professor Hansford also has earned a Fulbright Scholar award to study the legal career of Nelson Mandela, and served as a clerk for Judge Damon J. Keith on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Professor Hansford is a leading scholar and activist in the areas of critical race theory, human rights, and law and social movements. He is a co-author of the forthcoming Seventh Edition of Race, Racism and American Law, the celebrated legal textbook that was the first casebook published specifically for teaching race-related law courses. His interdisciplinary scholarship has appeared in academic journals at various universities, including Harvard, Georgetown, Fordham, and the University of California at Hastings. He also is a member of the Stanford Medicine Commission on Justice and Equity.
In the wake of the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Hansford worked to empower the Ferguson community through community-based legal advocacy. He co-authored the Ferguson to Geneva human rights shadow report and accompanied the Ferguson protesters and Mike Brown’s family to Geneva, Switzerland, to testify at the United Nations. He has served as a policy advisor for proposed post-Ferguson reforms at the local, state, and federal level, testifying before the Ferguson Commission, the Missouri Advisory Committee to the United States Civil Rights Commission, the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Dean Danielle Holley-Walker stated, “We are thrilled to have Justin Hansford join the Howard law faculty. He is a scholar who puts his passion and knowledge to work to empower marginalized communities. He will lead Thurgood Marshall Center with an eye towards community driven legal work that promotes positive change all over this country through criminal justice reform, the expansion of access to educational opportunity, and the pursuit of immigrant rights, human rights, and economic empowerment for marginalized communities. I am confident that, under his leadership, the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center will soon become an intellectual and legal hub for the post-Ferguson movement to liberate Black Lives.”
Professor Hansford is available for media interviews and may be contacted at (202)-250-5403 or by email at justin.hansford@law.howard.edu.
JUSTIN HANSFORD’S WIKIPEDIA

State of the Black World Conference V
2023-04-19 08:00 - 2023-04-23 17:00 (America/Chicago)
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50 Years of Hip-Hop: Fighting for Change Through Activism and Art
2023-04-13 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop, the musical genre that debuted in the Bronx streets and fought its way into the mainstream – and a billion-dollar Grammy-heavy business – through two generations of poets, artists, and activists. From Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” and Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” to Meek Mill’s “What’s Free,” hip hop has always reflected societal changes and challenges, whether economic inequality, incarceration, police brutality or racism, and the joy and profound ingenuity of its creators.
Trace the music’s roots in cultural struggles from its founders to contemporaries in a conversation led by IOP Pritzker Fellow and FirstRepair founder Robin Rue Simmons, featuring one of Chicago’s best-known DJs and others.
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18th Annual Harvard Black Policy Conference: “Getting What We’re Owed: Strategies for Pursuing Reparations Through Policy, Collective Memory, and Advocacy"
2023-03-31 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
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Black Policy Students of Harvard Kennedy School Present: A Modern Day Green-Book
2023-03-31 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
The Black Policy Conference was born in 2005 out of the desire to facilitate an open exchange of ideas for the most current issues affecting Black communities globally. As we look back to those who led policy shifts throughout the Black diaspora and within Africa we learn from their triumphs as well as their challenges.
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Amherst College: 'The Big Payback' Screening
2023-03-30 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)

Monthly Reparations Strategy Session - March 2023: Dr. Obari Cartman, Health & Wellness
2023-03-30 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago)
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DR. OBARI CARTMAN’S BIO
Dr. Cartman is a father, son, brother, uncle, thinker, writer, therapist, photographer, drummer, and grassroots mental health advocate. He is a Chicago native, where his cultural and educational foundations were cultivated by several African-centered institutions. He received his undergraduate degree from Hampton University and a PhD in clinical & community psychology from Georgia State University. His recent work includes being a trauma focused clinician, restorative justice coach and program evaluator with H.E.L.P., LLC (Healing, Empowering, and Learning Professionals). Dr. Cartman has served as a professor of psychology at Georgia State University and the Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies at Northeastern University. Dr. Cartman recently created a male rites of passage curriculum called MANifest that is being implemented in juvenile detention centers, schools and in private community settings. Dr. Cartman is the former program director for Real Men Charities, Inc. where for 3 years he facilitated weekly men’s wellness and African drumming circles and was the associate editor of the South Side Drive magazine. Dr. Cartman is the current President of the Chicago Association of Black Psychologists and curator of a directory of Black mental health providers. As a consultant Dr. Cartman facilitates trainings for adults and workshops with youth about maintaining good mental health, critical analysis of hip-hop and media, racial and cultural identity, developing authentic manhood, and healthy relationships.
Dr. Cartman’s first book is called “Lady’s Man: Conversations for Young Black Men about Manhood and Relationships.” It is a critical thinking guide that addresses historical trauma, hip hop, emotional intelligence, intimacy, communication, power, purpose and a variety of other topics. Its conversational tone makes it an easy and enjoyable read for young men. It has been received with great critical acclaim: “.Cornel West referred to him as ..one of the wise and visionary writers of his generation.” The book is called “…penetrating, poignant and personal…” by Na’im Akbar, and an “instant classic” by Jessica Care Mooore. Jawanza Kunjufu says is does a “brilliant job in empowering Black males to reach their full potential”. The book is a tool for families, teachers, mentors, and coaches to help young men think critically, and build character, discover their purpose, love themselves and each other, communicate with clarity and intention, understand the need for proper education, relate to women with integrity, express their emotions, understand their place in history, develop healthy coping strategies, and learn how to build a world where all people are truly free.
WWW.DROBARICARTMAN.COM

HBCU Reparations Debate Series in North Carolina
2023-03-20 08:00 - 2023-03-24 17:00 (America/Chicago)
NC 10 Schools

The Big Payback: Texas Town Hall Debate
2023-03-14 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Join Independent Lens, Texas PBS, Houston Public Media, KERA, and Black Public Media for a virtual Texas Town Hall Debate on the future of reparations in America, inspired by the new PBS film The Big Payback. Filmmakers Erika Alexander and Whitney Dow, along with film participant Robin Rue, Texas-based change-makers, and Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students will come together to address these controversial and pressing questions:

Is restitution warranted, and on what basis?
What forms might repayment take?
Can disparate local standards lead to equitable national repair?
What consequences might their implementation have for American race relations?
Can monetary reparations resolve centuries of injustice that extend beyond economic condition?

The Conscious Lee will open the event and moderate a debate conducted by students representing HBCUs.
Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session with filmmakers, panelists, and student debaters through polls and the interactive chat. ASL interpreters will be present during the panel discussion and debate, and the film trailer will be closed captioned.
The event will feature:

Erika Alexander, influencer, activist, actor, and co-director of The Big Payback
Whitney Dow, co-director of The Big Payback
Eddie Robinson (moderator), host of I SEE U on Houston Public Media
The Conscious Lee (debate host), social media influencer, educator
Robin Rue Simmons, featured in The Big Payback, founder and executive director of FirstRepair
Jerry Hawkins, executive director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation

The Big Payback is part of Stories for Justice, a public media partnership made possible with the generous support of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation and Park Foundation.
Event Partners:

Black Public Media
KERA
Houston Public Media
Texas PBS

ABOUT THE FILM
Rookie Alderwoman Robin Rue Simmons of Evanston, Illinois, led the passage of the first tax-funded reparations bill in U.S. history for Black Americans. What follows is grief and debate as she and her community struggle with the burden to make repair and restitution for its citizens, while a national racial and social crisis engulfs the country. Meanwhile, Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee faces a 30-year battle to pass H.R. 40, a national bill to study reparations and make recommendations. Both women are met with racism and resistance, as well as help from allies and abolitionists within. Together, they pressure the government to deliver monetary justice and appropriate remedies for Black Americans harmed by centuries of chattel slavery, state-sponsored terrorism, systemic injustice, and corporate exploitation. Will the debt ever be addressed, or is it too late for a reparations movement to finally get the big payback? The Big Payback is streaming now through April 16, 2023, on the PBS App.
ABOUT INDEPENDENT LENS
INDEPENDENT LENS is an Emmy® Award-winning weekly series, airing on PBSMonday nights at 10:00 p.m. ET. The acclaimed series, with Lois Vossen as executive producer, features documentaries united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of independent filmmakers.Presented by ITVS, the series is funded by the Corporation for PublicBroadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people, with additional funding from PBS, Action Family Giving, the John D. and CatherineT. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more visit pbs.org/independentlens. Join the conversation onTwitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @independentlens.
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Jewish Christian Dialogue
2023-03-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
United Church of Christ & National Council of Churches Zoom Dialogue

The Big Pay Back - Conrad Worrill Community Reparations Movie Fundraiser
2023-02-25 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
“The Big Payback” Private Movie Screening co-hosted by N’COBRA Chicago Chapter and the Conrad Worrill Community Reparations Commission
Come out and enjoy an evening at the Chatham Emagine Theater on National Reparation Awareness Day, February 25, 2022, at 5:00pm as the Conrad Worrill Community Reparations Commission and N’COBRA Chicago Co-host a private screening of “The Big Payback”.
The purpose of the evening fundraiser will allow the CWCRC to continue its work educating and organizing the community and elected officials toward creating, passing and funding reparatory proposals for local reparation efforts.
Watch the Movie Trailer: “The Big Payback”
Special Thank You to the Directors of the film Erika Alexander and Whitney Dow, Independent Lens and the Big Payback, LLC for giving us permission to show the film. As well as our Sponsors the Chatham Emagine Theater, Co-host N’COBRA Chicago Chapter, Alderman Roderick Sawyer, Alderman Stephanie Coleman (pending confirmation) and Alderman Michael Scott (pending confirmation).
All Guest will receive popcorn and a drink which is included with the purchase of their fundraiser ticket. VIP Guest and annual members will receive the same in additional to a Reparations T-shirt or Sweatshirt and annual membership.
Doors will open promptly at 4:30 pm. You should be in your seat no later than 4:45 pm. We will begin programming promptly at 5:00 pm CST.
Seating is provided on a first come first served basis. Seating is limited; therefore, it is suggested that you purchase your tickets in advance.
Check-In. A Guest list will be available upon arrival for this event. If you are not able to attend and want to transfer your ticket(s) a physical ticket must be in presented. Guest will not be permitted to attend the screening without a registered ticket. Please keep your tickets in a safe place.
Social Distancing Pandemic/COVID 19 related Laws will be strongly encouraged. Everyone is welcome to wear a mask to attend. Proof of Vaccination is not necessary. If you are sick or have Covid-19 symptoms please be respectful and stay at home.
This is an educational fundraiser hosted by a 501C3 organization. Please consult your tax advisor for tax deductibility. All sales are final. No refunds will be provided.

Reparations: Past, Present and Future Models of Healing and Liberation
2023-02-25 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Earthseed Black Family Archive Project & Blackroots Alliance presents Reparations: Past, Present and Future Models of Healing and Liberation. Join us Saturday February 25 from 1-3pmCT as we speak with thought leaders, cultural workers and activists about the movements for reparations for black folks living in America – specifically in the Chicagoland area.
Blackroots Alliance will share their research and political framework on reparations followed by discussions from our esteemed panel. Participants are invited to bring their own thoughts on reparations, thus contributing to the vast well of knowledge and extensive framework as we attempt to answer the question – what does reparations mean for Black people?
Where: [Hybrid]: New Zion M.B. Church (5015 West Ferdinand Street Chicago, IL 60644) or Register on Zoom

The Big Payback: Film Screening and Discussion with Robin Rue Simmons, Erika Alexander, and Whitney Dow at Northwestern University
2023-02-23 16:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | McCormick Foundation Center, 1870 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, 60208, United States
We invite you on this journey to breathe new life into the discussion about reparations and help communities across the U.S. reimagine what justice and equality can look like.
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Monthly Reparations Strategy Session - February 2023: Matthew R. Feldman
2023-02-23 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago)
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'The Big Payback' Screening & Community Conversation on Reparations
2023-02-21 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
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Making Reparations: Seeding a Just Future
2023-02-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
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HBCU Reparations Debate Series Kick-off at Bennett College
2023-01-30 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)

The Big Payback, Reparations Documentary: Evanston Screening
2023-01-16 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | AMC Evanston 12, 1715 Maple Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
You’re Invited to the Evanston Screening of ‘The Big Payback’

PBS National Broadcast: 'The Big Payback' - Documentary on Reparations
2023-01-16
Click Here to Find Your Local Listing & Watch ‘The Big Payback’ on PBS on Martin Luther King Day, Available on Video App

Advocates for Action Community Coffee
2023-01-15 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
Join The Advocates and our Super Producer Mr. Man as we stroll down memory lane to talk about our favorite moments, guests, and hear about what’s coming up in the New Year.

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Kabbalat Shabbat Services Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Featuring Robin Rue Simmons
2023-01-13 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
Tonight’s Martin Luther King Jr. Service will feature Robin Rue Simmons of First Repair and an update on the anti-racism and reparations work that Beth Emet is doing.
We will offer a special blessing to Lila Selch, as she travels to Israel to participate in this spring’s Heller EIE program. Lila is the recipient of the Dr. Richard I. and Marian Kaufman Leo Baeck Scholarship Fund of the Beth Emet Foundation this year, which has provided funding for students to participate in their study programs since 1980. Lila’s name will be added to a list of many distinguished Beth Emet alum.
Welcome Shabbat whether in the Sanctuary or online! Masks are no longer required and are encouraged. There will be a masks-required section for those that feel more comfortable in the Sanctuary.
To listen to the service dial 847-869-4230 and press 7

Union League Club of Chicago: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and Luncheon
2023-01-13 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL, 60604, United States
On Friday, January 13, the Union League Club of Chicago will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior’s birthday. This annual luncheon event will offer an opportunity to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy and the enduring relevance of the civil rights movement he initiated. This year’s keynote speaker is former Evanston Alderman Robin Rue Simmons. Her work on the Evanston City Council allowed Evanston to become the first city in the nation to approve a local plan to make reparations available to Black residents to address the harm they suffered as a result of the city’s past discriminatory housing policies.
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San Francisco: The Big Payback with Erika Alexander & Whitney Dow
2023-01-12 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Actress-activist Erika Alexander (Living Single) and filmmaker Whitney Dow (Two Towns of Jasper) present a preview of their new PBS documentary The Big Payback, which looks at the first tax-funded reparations bill in the United States and at one local leader as she and her community struggle to realize restitution for its citizens.
Alexander and Dow are joined by FirstRepair founder and Executive Director Robin Rue Simmons and KQED’s Ariana Proehl to discuss how reparations for slavery are being devised and enacted at the state and local levels.
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Local Reparations Strategy Session: Special Kwanzaa Celebration
2022-12-29 12:30 - 14:00 UTC
Local Reparations Strategy Session
Local Reparation Certification
December 29, 2022
12:30 – 2:00PM CST
Local Reparations Strategy Session aims to support and expand the work of local and municipal reparations activists. Together we are creating a new broad consensus around racial redress and securing reparations across the country.
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FUTURE DATES/SPEAKERS
12/29/22 Special Kwanzaa Celebration
