Every Friday, KBLA Talk 1580 in Los Angeles dedicates its second hour to what host Dominique DiPrima calls “Freedmen Fridays.” This standing segment tracks the reparations movement nationwide. This week’s reparations news roundup touched on Fulton County’s landmark harm report, Alameda County’s new implementation committee, and a fresh, controversial quote…
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Edutainment
Is Evanston’s Reparations Program Legal? Madiba Dennie Breaks It Down on Freedman Friday
On Juneteenth 2026, the Trump administration did not celebrate. It intervened. The Department of Justice — under Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche — filed to join a lawsuit aimed at shutting down the Evanston, Illinois reparations program, the first municipal reparations program in American history. The timing was not lost…
New York State Commission
Charles Barron on Why Every Reparations Door Has Been Closed From the Inside.
“Elected Revolutionary” Charles Barron is a member of the original Black Panther Party, a longtime reparationist, and a former NYC City Councilman and New York State Assembly Member. On this #FreedmenFridays segment, Barron explains the multiple stall-outs, challenges, and forward progress of New York’s state and municipal reparations efforts. The…
Podcast
LA City Reparations Update w/LA Civil Rights Exec. Director Capri Maddox #freedmenfridays
The Los Angeles Reparations Advisory Commission has released its full report, raising the question: what comes next? On this edition of Dominique DiPrima’s #FreedmenFridays, she talks with Attorney Capri Maddox, Executive Director of the LA Civil Rights Department, which oversees the city’s reparations work alongside four other commissions. Appointed in…
CARICOM
CARICOM, The African Union, and Reparations w/ Kamm Howard on Dominique DiPrima’s #FreedmenFriday
On Dominique DiPrima’s Freedmen Friday guest Kamm Howard, a renowned reparation activist and author is with us on a Freedmen Friday. He speaks on CARICOM’s strides towards reparatory justice and their African Union work. CARICOM (The Caribbean Community) an organization that focuses on economic integration; foreign policy coordination; human and…
California Reparations Task Force
California Reparations Update with Cheryce Cryer on Dominique DiPrima’s #FreedmenFriday !
Cheryce Cryer is an attorney, advocate, and activist who has been a vocal proponent of reparations, particularly for descendants of enslaved Black Americans. She has actively pushed for the reestablishment of the Freedmen’s Bureau as part of reparative justice and has participated in numerous public discussions and presentations to highlight…
Books
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…