This groundbreaking resource moves us from theory to action with a
practical plan for reparations.
A surge in interest in black reparations is taking place in America
on a scale not seen since the Reconstruction Era. The Black
Reparations Project gathers an accomplished interdisciplinary
team of scholars--members of the Reparations Planning Committee--who
have considered the issues pertinent to making reparations happen.
This book will be an essential resource in the national conversation
going forward.
The first section of The Black Reparations Project
crystallizes the rationale for reparations, cataloguing centuries of
racial repression, discrimination, violence, mass incarceration, and
the immense black-white wealth gap. Drawing on the contributors'
expertise in economics, history, law, public policy, public health,
and education, the second section unfurls direct guidance for
building and implementing a reparations program, including draft
legislation that addresses how the program should be financed and how
claimants can be identified and compensated. Rigorous and
comprehensive, The Black Reparations Project will motivate,
guide, and speed the final leg of the journey for justice.