RepGen Supports Reparations Now Resolution RepGen endorsed and supported the Reparations Now Resolution, introduced in May by U.S. Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA). The resolution calls for federal reparations for the descendants of enslaved Black people. “As a descendant of my enslaved ancestors, I am deeply humbled to reintroduce the Reparations Now Resolution,” Rep. Lee said...

Announcing HORT 3.0 We are thrilled to announce that the third iteration of our Home Ownership Reparative Transfer program will be launching in late summer or early fall. Our HORT program both addresses America’s racial wealth gap and generates a sense of stability, place and belonging for recipients. HORT provides one-time $25,000 Reparative Transfers and...

ED Christian Harris speaks at Blackroots Alliance event RepGen Executive Director Christian Harris spoke at the Blackroots Alliance’s Community Conversation: Road to Reparations event on May 10 joining revered leaders and trailblazers working at the vanguard of reparations efforts across the state of Illinois and city of Chicago. The event was both a conversation and...

I hope that you had a happy and reflective Juneteenth.  I spent Juneteenth with my family and found myself reflecting on my oldest known ancestor, Fountain Blackwell, born in 1807 and enslaved, as well as my ancestors who were, in fact, enslavers. It has taken me a while to admit that they, the enslavers, are...

Roadmap to Repair Conference  Representatives from RepGen attended the Asset Funders Network: Roadmap to Repair Conference in Oakland, California. This conference explored how a culture of repair can inspire new models of philanthropy. It was great to be surrounded by people who share a common goal of advancing economic justice and racial equity. House Meetings...

RepGen has completed our first round of interviews with the our HORT 2.0 recipients to evaluate the initial impact of receiving a Reparative Transfer. Each received $25,000 towards a home purchase or paying down principal on their mortgages. Executive Director Christian Harris sat in on these interviews for the first time and was deeply impacted....

Dear Supporters,  Our country feels different since the last time we wrote to you. In the rooms we’ve been in lately, there’s a heaviness in the air—maybe it’s fear, despair, or perhaps it’s simply the reality that none of us know where all this is headed. Since President Trump took office, his administration has been...

This year’s Super Bowl halftime show brought the kind of cultural moment that doesn’t just entertain but also resonates. Amid the spectacle, Kendrick Lamar took the stage, a masterful storyteller weaving together history, struggle, and Black resilience. And for those of us who work in the movement for reparations, a particular line stood out: “40...

Home Ownership Reparative Transfer (HORT) Program HORT 1.0 Evaluation Concluded: In October the evaluation process on our six HORT 1.0 Participants concluded. We want to thank everyone that assisted in the evaluation process and the HORT participants for their commitment to the process. At our Virtual House Meeting in October, we shared our learnings publicly...

On Dec. 4, 2024, Reparation Generation (RepGen) accepted the Outstanding Contributions to the Reparations Movement award at the National State and Local Reparations Symposium, hosted by FirstRepair and the National African-American Reparations Commission. This event was held in Evanston, IL—the birthplace of the nation’s first municipally funded reparations program. RepGen was selected for this award...