The Past, Present, and Future of Reparations

For hundreds of years, the law has maintained racial injustice and curtailed meaningful remedies for reparative justice in the United States. This Colloquium will bring together scholars, legal practitioners, community activists, and policymakers to imagine the possibilities—and limits—of the law in facilitating truth, reconciliation, and meaningful reparations.
 

Panel 1: 4:00 - 5:00 PM: Setting the Stage for Reparations

Moderator: Norrinda Hayat | Rutgers Law
Featuring:

• Dr. Ron Daniels | National African American Reparations Commission
• Katherine Franke | Columbia University
• Robert Westley | Tulane University

Panel 2: 5:15 - 6:15 PM: Current Efforts to Fight for Reparations

Moderator: Deborah Archer | NYU School of Law

Featuring:

• Queen Mother Mashariki Jywanza | National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America
• David Ragland | Truth Telling Project of Ferguson
• Joyce Hope Scott | International Network of Scholars and Activists for African Reparations

Panel 3: 6:30 - 7:30 PM: Future Possibilities: Paving the Path Forward

Moderator: Vincent Southerland | Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law

Featuring:

• Jennifer Bellamy | American Civil Liberties Union
• Kesi Foster | Movement for Black Lives
• Jessica Gordon Nembhard | John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• Nkechi Taifa | The Taifa Group & Justice Roundtable

The NYU Review of Law & Social Change thanks our generous co-sponsors for their support:

• Center on Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
• Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law
• National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America
• BALSA
• APALSA
• Alternative Breaks
• American Constitution Society at NYU Law
• DALSA
• Christian Legal Fellowship
• RISE Indivisible

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