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 from the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), Leaders of the Reparations Movement from the Greater Atlanta Area and Special Guests from the Struggle for Reparations in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Key Topics and Issues
• The Push Back Against “The Big Payback”
• The Legal Assault Against Evanston’s Reparation Initiative
• The Struggle for Reparatory Justice in Tulsa Continues
• The Demand for an HR-40 Presidential Executive Order
• Reparations Rising in Greater Atlanta and Georgia
Speakers Include
- Dr. Julianne Malveaux, President Emeritus, Bennett College for Women, Washington, DC
- Robin Rue Simmons, Executive Director, FirstRepair, Evanston, IL
- Jessica Ann Mitchell, Executive Director, National Black Cultural Information Trust, Washington, DC
- Kamm Howard, Executive Director, Reparations United, Chicago, IL
- Vanessa Hall-Harper, City Councilmember, Tulsa, OK
- Kristi Williams, Commissioner, Greater Tulsa African American Affairs Commission Tulsa, OK
- Dr. Mama Nobantu Ankoanda, Co-Chair, Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Humanity, Decatur, GA
- Dr. Sheila Y. Flemming, Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Atlanta, GA
- Dr. Ron Daniels, Convener, National African American Reparations Commission, Queens, NY
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About the National African American Reparations Commission
Convened by the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) is comprised of an assembly of distinguished scholars, civil rights, human rights, faith, labor, business and professional leaders committed to advancing the multigenerational quest for reparations for African Americans. For list of commissioners and more information about NAARC and its 10-Point Reparations Plan visit reparationscomm.org
