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 Ownership Reparative Transfer (HORT) Program by leveraging RFL’s expertise in evidence-based, data-oriented reparative modeling. Together, we aim to generate actionable insights that will optimize the impact of HORT 2.0 and lay the groundwork for the future expansion of HORT 3.0, furthering our shared goal of closing the racial wealth gap and promoting economic equity for the descendants of the trade and trafficking of enslaved Africans in the United States of America.
Key Goals and Strategic Deliverables
What This Partnership Means
This partnership represents a pivotal step in our collective mission to advance reparative justice. By combining RFL’s cutting-edge reparative models, with RepGen’s mission to become the generation that achieves federal reparations, we are creating a powerful platform for driving systemic change. Our joint efforts will demonstrate reparative models that increase Black homeownership, reduce the racial wealth gap, and build sustainable community wealth in Metro Detroit and beyond. (RepGen raises funds from individuals, corporations, and foundations as acts of repair for slavery and its resulting legacy of economic and social oppression).
Quotes from Leadership:
“At RFL, our mission is to craft innovative reparative solutions that directly address the historical and contemporary harms faced by Black Americans. This partnership with RepGen allows us to apply our models to create tangible, lasting change in communities that have been systematically marginalized.”
— Enith Williams, Founder & Executive Director of RFL
“RepGen’s commitment to reparative justice is unwavering, and this collaboration with RFL strengthens our ability to deliver on that promise. Together, we will ensure that the HORT Program not only changes lives today but also provides evidence for the impact reparative acts can have on generational wealth and equity on the Black descendants of Africans who were trafficked and enslaved in America”
— Christian Harris, Executive Director of RepGen
About Reparations Finance Lab (RFL)
Reparations Finance Lab (RFL) is a pioneering organization dedicated to designing and implementing financial models that address the economic legacies of systemic racism. Our work focuses on creating pathways to reparative justice through innovative financial strategies that empower Black communities to build wealth and achieve economic equity. Learn more at https://reparationsfinancelab.org/.
About Reparation Generation (RepGen)
Reparation Generation (RepGen) is a national non-profit committed to demonstrating reparations in action. Our Home Ownership Reparative Transfer (HORT) Program is a cornerstone initiative that provides financial support and mentorship to Black descendants of enslaved Americans, helping them achieve homeownership and build intergenerational wealth. We co-creatively evaluate our programming to aid the reparations movement by showing the impacts reparative acts can have on individuals and communities. Learn more at https://reparationgeneration.org/. Together, we are building a future where reparative justice becomes a reality!