On May 6, 2026, Chicago gathered at Washington Park Refectory to celebrate “Happy Reparations Day” — and to announce the upcoming groundbreaking of a permanent memorial honoring survivors of Jon Burge’s police torture ring. Jen Ash, Executive Director of the Chicago Torture Justice Memorials Foundation, delivered a…
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DOROTHY A. BROWN talks about her new book “GETTING TO REPARATIONS” at Politics and Prose.
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…
Community and Activism
Zohran Mamdani, Ben Crump, and Al Sharpton March on Wall Street for Economic Justice
Attorney Ben Crump delivered a powerful and impassioned message at the 2025 March on Wall Street for economic justice, famously reiterating, “Economic justice is civil rights. Economic justice is civil rights. Economic justice is civil rights.” Crump drew a powerful comparison, stating, “Worse than how they killed George…
Community and Activism
Reparations Efforts in Atlanta and Decatur Tackle Displacement and Discrimination Legacy
Beacon Hill in Decatur, Georgia, was once a thriving Black community known as “the Bottom” due to its low-lying land. It was home to families, Black-owned businesses, churches, and a strong sense of community. Wanda Sims Watters, who grew up there with her seven siblings, recalls lively grocery stores, cafes,…
Community and Activism
Black Reparations – The 1969 ‘Input’ Program featuring Muhammad Kenyatta
This 1969 television program emerged during a crucial moment in reparations history. The year 1969 marked the delivery of James Forman’s Black Manifesto, which demanded $500 million in reparations from white churches and synagogues. Forman famously interrupted worship at Riverside Church in New York on May 4, 1969, to deliver this…
Art, Culture & Memory
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice – From Resistance to Reparations: A Black August Teach-In
From Resistance to Reparations: A Black August Teach-In, hosted by the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and co-sponsored by a coalition of grassroots organizations. This event brings together leading advocates, organizers, and scholars actively shaping the conversation around reparations, Black August, and justice in New Jersey. The panel dives…
Art, Culture & Memory
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…
Art, Culture & Memory
Judge Mathis Makes The Case For Reparations on VladTV
Judge Mathis connects the moral case for reparations to economic realities, calls for both government and corporate accountability, and supports ongoing local efforts while pushing for much broader action. Judge Mathis has become a vocal advocate for reparations for Black Americans, tying the demand directly to the ongoing legacy…