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…
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Community and Activism
Happy Reparations Day Chicago: How Chicago Won Reparations for Police Torture Survivors
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…
Books
Queen Mother by Ashley D. Farmer: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
Dr. Ashley D. Farmer is a historian of Black freedom movements and one of the sharpest voices writing about Black nationalism and reparations today. Her new book, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore, follows the life and work of Audley Moore and shows how…
Decatur Reparations Task Force
Fulton County Georgia Reparations Task Force Produced A “Harm Report”.
Fulton County, Georgia has taken a landmark step in confronting its racial past. The county’s Reparations Task Force — established by the Board of Commissioners in 2021 — has produced a sweeping 615-page “Harm Report” documenting the generational damage inflicted upon Black residents from the county’s founding in 1853 through…
African Union
The UN Just Passed a Reparations Resolution. The U.S. Said No.
Today, at the United Nations General Assembly, 123 nations voted to declare the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity.” Not an opinion. Not a debate. A formal, global declaration on record, forever. The resolution, led by Ghana and backed by the entire African Union, does not just…
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…
California Reparations Task Force
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Breaking Down Reparations W/ Isaac Bryan on Higher Learning
Breaking Down Reparations For a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the subject, we strongly encourage readers to consult Dr. Darity’s extensive academic contributions on reparations. Read What We Get Wrong About Closing the Racial Wealth Gap, and Checkout the newest work From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in…