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8 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

Our show makes the case for reparations using data, insightful interviews with great guests, and our unapologetically honest commentary.

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Faces of Reparations: Ashley Drakeford

June 09, 2021 17:56 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

We continue the Faces of Reparations series in episode 8. In this episode we were lucky enough to interview Ashley Drakeford. We learned about her profession, passion for urban gardening, and why she is a strong supporter of reparations. In this episode we even learned about the fact that her family lineage can be traced all the way back to the Capitol Heights, MD area where she grew up and currently lives. Her family was enslaved, freed, and ultimately remained in the area that they curren...

German Reparations Explained

May 01, 2021 23:32 - 26 minutes - 21.4 MB

While the push continues for reparations in America, we feel that it is very important to discuss other situations where reparations were actually paid to a group of people. In this episode we interviewed   University of Connecticut Professor Thomas Craemer.  Professor Craemer was born in Germany, and was able to see firsthand what positive impact reparations being paid to Jewish people had on German society overall. It is this experience that fuels the work he does on  advocating for repar...

Getting Reparations Right In Evanston

March 12, 2021 09:40 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MB

The City of Evanston has been in the headlines of late. The reparations conversation is heating up, and this Illinois city is taking a crack at what they call a reparations proposal. Growing opposition to the reparations bill is taking shape, as many believe a true reparations program must include cash payments and not be so narrowly targeted that it only helps a small number of Black Evanston residents. Evanston activists Rose Cannon, Kevin Brown, Sebastian Nalls, and Jersey Shabazz join ...

Faces of Reparations- Isreal Hodges

February 18, 2021 05:03 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

Faces of Reparations is a series of episodes where we will interview people who support reparations. Beyond conversations about the need  for it, we think it is important to learn more about people who support reparations.  What do they do for a living? What are they passionate about? We think questions like these are important to be answered as we push to expand the number of people who support reparations for descendants of slaves. In this episode we were lucky enough to interview Enviro...

Faces of Reparations- Gabriel Piemonte

February 18, 2021 03:35 - 40 minutes - 37 MB

Faces of Reparations is a series of episodes where we will interview people who support reparations. Beyond conversations about the need  for it, we think it is important to learn more about people who support reparations.  What do they do for a living? What are they passionate about? We think questions like these are important to be answered as we push to expand the number of people who support reparations for descendants of slaves. Gabriel Piemonte is a communications consultant, communi...

Dr. Merritt Speaks

December 01, 2020 11:06 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

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Data With Professor Darity

November 08, 2020 21:19 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB

On this episode we were lucky enough to have Duke Professor Sandy Darity on to talk about the data connected to the racial wealth gap, reparations, and his new book(From Here To Equality).

Racism, Redlining, and Real Estate

October 18, 2020 00:08 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

In this episode we explore the impact that redlining and racial covenants had on specifically robbing African Americans of the ability to build generational wealth.

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