Even in cases where reparations are popular and demonstratively effective, ideological forces are at play to sabotage progress. Our friends at First Repair hold monthly strategy meetings with leaders in the reparations movement from across the country. In their April virtual gathering, Dr. Alvin B. Tillery, Director of the Center for the Study of Diversity...

All of us need to navigate our next individual and community level steps for learning, healing, and effectively advancing reparations. A great way to do this is to join the RepGen House Meeting Coach Squad. With each virtual or in-person house meeting and every panel presentation RepGen does, more people become aware of reparations, their...

National Board member Karen Hughes shares two resources for engaging and talking with others about reparations. I facilitate Rep Gen monthly virtual house meetings where the “reparations curious” gather to learn about our “reparations in action” approach and how we all can advance the broader reparations movement. Each meeting ends with calls to action. The first is always keep learning...

In this exclusive interview with members of Black Wealth Builders Fund, we learn how this organization is making reparations a reality in the difficult housing market of California. 1. How would you describe your group’s philosophy or approach to reparations? As a church that is part of the progressive United Church of Christ, we consider...

The work of RepGen would not be possible without the generous support of our many contributors, and one of those monthly contributors is Ben Bouwman. For the past six years, Ben has served as a faith leader at Walnut Hill Mennonite Church in Goshen, Indiana. As a pastor of the Mennonite faith, Ben is passionate...

Genealogy Corner with Kellie Farrish Reparation Generation believes that racial healing requires an honest and careful understanding of the past. The exploration of genealogy offers a profound avenue for healing within the African American community, particularly in addressing the deep-seated wounds of historical trauma. The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry featured an article titled “Conceptualizing Healing Through the African American Experience...

Genealogy Corner with Kellie Farrish Juneteenth should be a day that Universities recommit themselves to making this information available. This process often requires significant monetary resources and thousands of hours of research, so advocating for funding and support for these projects is critical. While there are several universities making this information available, there are several...

(April, 2023)    Hello Friends,  In the summer of 2020, we were overcome by feelings of hopelessness. In the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Abery, Breonna Taylor, the Founders of Reparation Generation, eleven Black and seven white Americans, came together to acknowledge, reflect, debate, and chart a new path, from problem to...

(Originally posted on Crain’s Detroit Business. Read the original article here.) By SHERRI WELCH   Kiko Davis Snoddy   A new nonprofit led by 18 leaders from around the country is raising money  to provide reparations for descendants of American slavery, starting with  families in Detroit.   Reparation Generation’s Black-led, white-financed strategy will direct  privately funded “reparative...