Getting to Reparations How Building a Different America Requires a Reckoning with Our Past She has been on the law faculty at Georgetown since 2022, and before that taught at Emory, Washington and Lee, George Mason, and the University of Cincinnati. Her previous book, The Whiteness of Wealth, examined how the…
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Queen Mother by Ashley D. Farmer: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
We are honored to have with us tonight Dr. Ashley D. Farmer joining us from Austin, Texas, where she teaches in the department of history and African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas. Her new book, Queen Mother, Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of…
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Dr. Nkechi Taifa Presents – Reparations 101 – City of Greenbelt, Maryland
Dr. Nkechi Taifa, An attorney, activist, author, scholar, entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Nkechi Taifa has a rich history specializing in the advancement of projects which enrich the legal, educational, cultural and financial health of the community. Check out Reparations on Fire ! Reparations on Fire combines a historical survey…
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Why True Wealth Equality Needs Reparations, Not Just Rich Role Models
Dr.Sandy Darity’s Call for Real Reparations to End Racial Wealth Inequality Goes Beyond Black Billionaires. Fixing the racial wealth gap means fixing centuries of harm for ALL Black Americans, not just helping a few become super-rich. That takes a lot—possibly trillions—but it’s what closing the gap really requires. See Pg.8…
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Karen Hunter Talks MLK’s True Vision, Reparations, and Why We Can’t Wait
I just heard someone ask in a Clubhouse room today, “Who should receive reparations, and what does eligibility or proof of lineage mean?” I’m sure many will be diving into Dr.Darity’s book to answer the questions on the requirements for who would or should benefit from reparations.
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Dr. William “Sandy” Darity on Dominique DiPrima’s #FreedmenFriday !
Dr. Darity’s perspective is a call for precision, integrity, and courage in the quest for reparative justice. Until America is ready to implement a comprehensive solution, anchored in acknowledgment, direct redress, and closure, he urges the movement and the public to resist redefining “reparations” to mean less than what the…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks with Bill Moyers on The Case for Reparations.
Facing the Truth: The Case for Reparations Bill Moyers speaks with Ta-Nehisi Coates, a senior editor for The Atlantic, about his cover story on why America needs to reconcile with its racist past.