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Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations
NAARC x FirstRepair: Fourth Annual National Symposium for State and Local Reparations. December 4 – December 6, 2024
Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations

Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations

Evanston, IL — Robin Rue Simmons, Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair announced today that more than 150 community stakeholders, reparations advocates, scholars, public interest lawyers, elected officials and representatives…
November 21, 2024
The AME Church Solidly Supports Reparations
Rev. Dr. Robert Turner
The AME Church Solidly Supports Reparations

The AME Church Solidly Supports Reparations

Historic resolution passes with overwhelming vote New York, September 3, 2024 — The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), America's oldest Black Christian denomination, is now on record supporting the struggle…
September 3, 2024
NAARC Supports Comprehensive Reparations: Comprehensive Reparations for Black America Primer
National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC)
NAARC Supports Comprehensive Reparations: Comprehensive Reparations for Black America Primer

NAARC Supports Comprehensive Reparations: Comprehensive Reparations for Black America Primer

What are Comprehensive Reparations? The National African American Reparations Commission supports Comprehensive Reparations for Black America. Comprehensive reparations are expansive and focus on redressing crimes against humanity endured by Black…
March 8, 2024
Annual Reparations Symposium to Feature National Town Hall Meeting
National African American Reparations Commission and FirstRepair
Annual Reparations Symposium to Feature National Town Hall Meeting

Annual Reparations Symposium to Feature National Town Hall Meeting

November 22, 2023 — Robin Rue Simmons, Executive Director of FirstRepair and Dr. Ron Daniels, Convener of the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) announced today that community stakeholders, reparations…
November 22, 2023
The National African American Reparations Commission mourns the passing of Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson
Rev. JoAnn Watson
The National African American Reparations Commission mourns the passing of Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson

The National African American Reparations Commission mourns the passing of Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson

Rev. JoAnn Watson The National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) expresses its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson who died suddenly on July 10 in Detroit,…
July 13, 2023
NAARC announces its support for the efforts of the Herero People in Namibia to receive reparations from the German government
National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC)
NAARC announces its support for the efforts of the Herero People in Namibia to receive reparations from the German government

NAARC announces its support for the efforts of the Herero People in Namibia to receive reparations from the German government

The National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) announces today its support for the efforts of the Herero People in Namibia to receive reparations from the German government and others for…
March 15, 2023
Baltimore pastor to walk to Washington to garner support for HR-40 in honor of MLK Day
Rev. Dr. Robert Turner
Baltimore pastor to walk to Washington to garner support for HR-40 in honor of MLK Day

Baltimore pastor to walk to Washington to garner support for HR-40 in honor of MLK Day

Baltimore, MD – Rev. Dr. Robert Turner, Senior Pastor of Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple and former Pastor of the historic Vernon AME Church in Tulsa, OK, vows to walk to Washington,…
January 14, 2023

Events

Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations
NAARC x FirstRepair: Fourth Annual National Symposium for State and Local Reparations. December 4 – December 6, 2024
Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations

Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations

Evanston, IL — Robin Rue Simmons, Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair announced today that more than 150 community stakeholders, reparations advocates, scholars, public interest lawyers, elected officials and representatives…
November 21, 2024
Virtual Global Forum | Commemorating the Historic 2015 International Reparations Summit (April 15, 2025)
Virtual Global Forum: Commemorating the 2015 International Reparations Summit (April 15, 2025)
Virtual Global Forum | Commemorating the Historic 2015 International Reparations Summit (April 15, 2025)

Virtual Global Forum | Commemorating the Historic 2015 International Reparations Summit (April 15, 2025)

The Virtual Global Forum commemorating the historic 2015 International Reparations Summit took place on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st…
April 15, 2025
Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations
NAARC x FirstRepair: Fourth Annual National Symposium for State and Local Reparations. December 4 – December 6, 2024
Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations

Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations

Evanston, IL — Robin Rue Simmons, Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair announced today that more than 150 community stakeholders, reparations advocates, scholars, public interest lawyers, elected officials and representatives…
November 21, 2024
“Reparations Now” discussion at the Annual Congressional Black Caucus Conference
"Reparations Now" September 13, 2024 - Congressional Black Caucus Conference
“Reparations Now” discussion at the Annual Congressional Black Caucus Conference

“Reparations Now” discussion at the Annual Congressional Black Caucus Conference

Join Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Wilson Global Communications, and the U.S. House Judiciary Committee for the “Reparations Now” discussion at the Congressional Black Caucus Conference on September 13, as they pay…
September 9, 2024
National Town Hall Meeting “The State of the Reparations Movement” featuring a screening of Erika Alexander’s The Big Payback
June 22, 2024 — National Town Hall Meeting "The State of the Reparations Movement" Featuring a Screening of Erika Alexander’s The Big Payback and Panel Discussion with Representatives from the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) and Leaders of the Reparations Movement from the Greater Atlanta Area with Special Guests from the Struggle for Reparations in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
National Town Hall Meeting “The State of the Reparations Movement” featuring a screening of Erika Alexander’s The Big Payback

National Town Hall Meeting “The State of the Reparations Movement” featuring a screening of Erika Alexander’s The Big Payback

Saturday, June 22, 2024 — A National Town Hall Meeting "The State of the Reparations Movement" Featuring a Screening of Erika Alexander’s The Big Payback and Panel Discussion with Representatives…
June 22, 2024