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...

Dear Friends, How are you? We hope you are taking a moment to feel what you need to feel as we all navigate the complexities of these times. On the evening of November 8, 2016, I fell asleep on my couch, watching the election results unfold. The race was closer than expected, but it still...

Driving Reparative Justice Forward  RepGen and RFL Partner to Advance Homeownership & Community Wealth Building  Purpose & Vision  Reparation Generation (RepGen) and Reparations Finance Lab (RFL) and are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership aimed at advancing reparative justice through innovative and data-driven community-focused initiatives. This collaboration will enhance the evaluation frameworks of RepGen’s Home...

Moving people from reparations curious to reparations activated. Our goal with our Community Engagement & Activation Program (CEA) program is to help move folks from Reparations Curious to Reparations Activated.  Reparations Curious: Those who are intrigued by reparations but are unsure about the steps to take or what it could look like.  Reparations Committed: Individuals...

It’s a RepGen core belief that all Americans will experience positive individual and societal benefits from reparations and racial wealth equity. Since 2021 we’ve been surveying, interviewing, and co-creating with you, our RepGen network to reflect and assess if and how all of us benefit from Reparations. We’re excited to partner with Reparations Finance Lab...