October 7, 2020
William Darity, Duke University and A. Kirsten Mullen, folklorist and founder of Artefactual, will discuss their book, From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century.
The co-authors of From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century will discuss the promise of and the obstacles to achieving reparations for descendants of U.S. slavery. They also will examine the benefits of mobilizing a reparations project to eliminate the black-white wealth differences in the United States. In addition, they will examine the flaws in existing legislation to promote black reparations. The event is sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and co-sponsored by the Women’s & Gender Resource Center and the departments of sociology and history. For more inforamation and the link to the livestream visit the website.
Further information
- Location: Online
- Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Cost: Free