Founded by Robin Rue Simmons, Former Alderman & Architect of the Nation’s First Government-Funded Reparations Program | Developing Models to Advance Reparations
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FirstRepair retweeted
#Reparations and the repair that comes with it are an opportunity to transform ourselves, our communities, and our nation. Thanks @firstrepairorg for sharing this wisdom.
Read: “Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair.” bridgespan.org/insights/phil…
Pledge support today for Reparations in Illinois to the Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission (ADCRC), indicating your support of the mission and goals of ADCRC. Let Illinois hear from you at bit.ly/ILReparationsSupport. #Reparations
"I want to reiterate the importance of Community-Based Responsiveness to the harm [through reparations]." -Linda Mann, Co-Founder of the African American Redress Network (AARN), on Colleges & Universities in Reparations at our Monthly Reparations Session #Reparations
"The oral history piece is huge. The history books are not always going to tell the history. The oral history with community members will help you live the experience." -Linda Mann, Co-Founder of the African American Redress Network (AARN), on Colleges & Universities in Reparations at our Monthly Reparations Session #Reparations
"We're here to study why there are disparities in Black and White academics." -Linda Mann, Co-Founder of the African American Redress Network (AARN), on Colleges & Universities in Reparations at our Monthly Reparations Session #Reparations
FirstRepair retweeted
HBCU’s have provided:
40% of black engineers
50% of black teachers
60% of black doctors
80% of black judges
100% of black Vice Presidents
- US Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona
FirstRepair retweeted
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has demanded the payment of reparations to African nations for the slave trade.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, he said that US and Europe's wealth relied on "blood and horrors of the transatlantic slave trade." bbc.in/3PpUZQ6
FirstRepair retweeted
On Thursday, 9/28, our movement partner @firstrepair is hosting a Reparations Strategy Session with Linda Mann, co-founder of @RedressNetwork, another fantastic MP. Her research focuses on the intersection of U.S. history, human rights, and #reparations. firstrepair.org/event/monthl…
FirstRepair retweeted
Leave any more questions you'd like us to answer in the comments! #reparations #humanrights #unitednations #blm #racialjustice
Reparations focus on many components, including, but not limited to, Education, Employment, and the Psychological Damage from all the harms committed against the Black communities since slavery. #LongWayToGo ✊
FirstRepair retweeted
DC folks, TOMORROW, our movement partner @NCOBRA40 celebrates their 36th Anniversary and hosting a National Membership Drive. It will feature a keynote from @rwinbush as they celebrate 36 years of contributing to the modern Black #reparations movement.
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Join Columbia University's Professor Linda Mann and Co-Founder of the African American Redress Network (AARN) at our Virtual Monthly Reparations Strategy Sessions on University and Colleges in Reparations. Register and get details at bit.ly/SeptemberReparationsS…. #ReparationsNow
FirstRepair retweeted
Georgetown University and the Jesuits have made a $27 million pledge to the descendants of enslaved people sold to fund the school. trib.al/Qf18ABa
"White organizations have been helpful not only with Human Capital but also with Financial Capital." -Rev. Dr. Michael Nabors, Senior Pastor of Second Baptist Church in Evanston, Illinois, on Faith-Based Initiatives in Reparations at our Monthly Reparations Session #Reparations
Join Reverend Dr. Michael C. R. Nabors, Senior Pastor of Second Baptist Church in Evanston, Illinois at our Virtual Monthly Reparations Strategy Sessions on Faith-Based Initiatives in Reparations: Race, Repair, and Reconciliation. Register and get details at bit.ly/AugustReparationsSess…. #ReparationsNow
FirstRepair retweeted
Robin Rue Simmons is the founder and executive director of @FirstRepairOrg, which works to support reparations efforts across the U.S. She will join us on August 23 to discuss “Why Isn't Remembering Enough to Repair?,” a Zócalo/@MellonFdn event.
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Rhymefest's Reparations Rap Verse! Watch the full Reparations Strategy Session Conversation on Cultural Currency at youtu.be/vXGyzmEiD5o. #ReparationsNow
"Cultural Currency is using our culture as leverage to social and political justice." -Rhymefest, Recording Artist & GRAMMY Winner, on Cultural Currency at our Monthly Reparations Session #Reparations
"I am trying to figure out how to use my music as Cultural Currency to make a change." -Rhymefest, Recording Artist & GRAMMY Winner, on Cultural Currency at our Monthly Reparations Session #Reparations
"Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' song was created to help make Dr. King's Birthday a national holiday." -Rhymefest, Recording Artist & GRAMMY Winner, on Cultural Currency at our Monthly Reparations Session #Reparations