Host Nkechi Taifa (WPFW) brings us voices of a multitude of advocates discussing various aspects of the struggle for reparations, including personal stories about legendary icons who helped move the movement forward; redress for the lingering impact from the enslavement era that affects us today; reparations initiatives in four jurisdictions and much more. The time to seriously consider reparations for Black folk has finally come.
Rev. JoAnn Watson, former Detroit City Councilwoman
Atty. Maynard Henry, Great Nephew of Dr. Imari Abubakari Obadele
Atty. Adjoa Aiyetoro, Professor Emeritus at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Dr. Julianne Malveaux ” Noted Labor Economist, author and President Emeritus of Bennett College
Erika Alexander, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Color Farm Media
Jeffery Robinson ” Deputy Director, American Civil Liberties Union; Producer of “Who We Are: a Chronicle of Racism in America“
Ron Daniels, resident of Institute of the Black World 21st Century and Convener of National African American Reparations Commission
Alderman Robin Rue Simmons, Alderman, Evanston Illinois
Kamm Howard, Co-Chair, National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America
Atty. Damario Solomon Simmons, lead attorney for Tulsa lawsuit
Rev. Iva Carruthers, Executive Director, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor, founder, National Black Cultural Information Trust
Dreisen Heath, Researcher at Human Rights Watch
Black History in the Making, Reclaiming our Past, Re-defining our Future
Produced in collaboration with the Pacifica Covid Task Force, the production team of Covid Race and Democracy, Pacifica Network Stations and affiliates throughout the country.
Credits:
Nkechi Taifa, WPFW Producer/Host
Willie Brewer, Editor
Akua Holt and Steve Zeltzer, Executive Producers
Jon Almeleh, Engineer
Polina Vasiliev, Lona Alias, and Akua Holt, Senior Producer-Editors
Akono Kamau, Media Intern
Fahima Seck, Line Producer
Theme music: Fela “Water No Get Enemy”
Special thanks, Knitting Factory Records
