As we get closer to the 2020 elections, several issues concerning Black life in America continue to emerge in national discussions. One of these critical topics is the issue of reparations. The longstanding movement for reparations due to the Descendants of Africans Enslaved in the United States is powerful, intricate, and layered. Many questions surround the history, strategies, legislation, and legal battles in the fight for reparations.
On Thursday, October 29, 2020, reparationist lawyers, scholars, and activists answered the many questions concerning reparations discussions within the Black community. Furthermore, they gathered to provide more clarity and insight to combat disinformation and or confusion about the struggle for reparations in the United States.
This online event was hosted in partnership with the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations In America and the National Black Cultural Information Trust.
Speakers:
Atty Adjoa Aiyetoro Law Professor, Emeritus University of Arkansas
Atty Nkechi Taifa, Author of Black Lawyer, Black Power
Dr. Ron Daniels, Convener, NAARC President, Institute of the Black World 21st Century
Dr. Greg Kamathi Carr, Chair of African American Studies Howard University
Dreisen Heath, Assistant Researcher on Racial Justice, Human Rights Watch
Kenniss Henry, Co-chair, N’COBRA Legislative Commission
Kamm Howard, National Co-chair, N’COBRA
Email info@nbcit.org for additional information.