What does it mean for a newsroom to owe a debt? Culture strategist Tia Oso joined the Lurie Daniel Favors Show on SiriusXM’s Urban View to explain media reparations, a framework arguing that mainstream media outlets historically profited from slavery, trafficking, and anti-Black tropes, and now owe repair to the…
Category: Types of Reparations
Different forms such as monetary compensation, land redistribution, educational support, health initiatives, apologies, and memorialization.
News
Critical Conversation: WALKING AND WORKING FOR REPARATIONS! w/ Robin Rue Simmons and Rev. Dr. Robert Turner
Taking part in this conversation are our guests are Rev. Dr. Robert Turner, pastor of Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, Maryland, and Robin Rue Simmons, founder and executive director of FirstRepair in Evanston, IL. Since becoming pastor in 2021, Dr. Turner has walked from Baltimore to the White House for reparations….
Educational Resources
Cynthia McDonald Makes the Secular Case for Reparations.
Cynthia McDonald — social worker, political advocate, and lead organizer for Black Nonbelievers Chicago. Originally presented at the Women of Color Beyond Belief conference and uploaded to Vimeo in October 2025, her talk is a masterclass in evidence-based justice. McDonald argues that faith-based appeals for reparations are ineffective — they can be…
Educational Resources
Dr. Shango Blake Addresses the New York State Commission on Reparations for African Americans.
Black educators are being maligned, targeted, and removed from schools and districts throughout the state of New York. Y’all didn’t hear what I just said. This is happening. That’s right. From the district leadership level, to the principal level, to the teacher level — we’re talking about reparations, and we’re…
Podcast
Pay The Tab podcast – Tulsa Revisited: The Fight Continues At Reparations Ground Zero
Explore Tulsa’s ongoing fight for repair with Damario Solomon-Simmons, a nationally recognized leader in reparations law. As the architect of the landmark Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuit, he helped thrust reparations into the mainstream. In this feature, he shares battle-tested strategies and energizing guidance for building change—even when the system feels…
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
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…