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Why We Can’t Wait- Reparations In the United States - Human Rights Watch’s US Director @nicoleaustinhillery spoke with @nkechitaifa, Human Rights Attorney and Convener

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Nina Turner Interviews Nkechi Taifa on November 12, 2020.

Topic: Piercing Issues  & Black Power, Black Lawyer

Justice Roundtable

Justice Roundtable
The Failed Experiment of Mass Incarceration
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The Failed Experiment of Mass Incarceration

2010 film footage "Crack the Disparity"
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2010 film footage "Crack the Disparity"

June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable Announcements/End
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June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable Announcements/End

June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable Human Rights/Racial Justice Working Groups Report
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June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable Human Rights/Racial Justice Working Groups Report

June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable Youth Justice Working Group Report
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June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable Youth Justice Working Group Report

June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable State Issues Working Group Report
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June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable State Issues Working Group Report

June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable Commutations and Pardons Working Group Report
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June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable Commutations and Pardons Working Group Report

June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable  Prison Reform Working Group Report
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June 13, 2017 Justice Roundtable Prison Reform Working Group Report

NKECHI TAIFA talks about institutional racism and how prosecutors are trained to do wrong
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NKECHI TAIFA talks about institutional racism and how prosecutors are trained to do wrong

NKECHI TAIFA talks about institutional racism and how prosecutors are trained to do wrong *** **NOTE: NONE of the clips in the web series are in the full length film. These are all out takes** ABOUT NKECHI TAIFA Nkechi Taifa is Founder, Principal and CEO of The Taifa Group LLC, a social enterprise firm whose mission is to advance justice. The Taifa Group’s portfolio of client services include coalition-building, convenings, government relations, meeting and retreat facilitation, strategic planning, and trainings. She also convenes the Justice Roundtable, a broad network of advocacy groups advancing progressive justice system reform, and serves as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Justice at Columbia University. Nkechi was recently appointed to the governing board of the Corrections Information Council, an independent monitoring body that provides oversight over the conditions of District residents imprisoned throughout the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the D.C. Department of Corrections. Nkechi served as the Advocacy Director for Criminal Justice for the Open Society Foundations and Open Society Policy Center from 2002-2018, focusing on issues of sentencing reform, law enforcement reform, reentry, prison reform, executive clemency, and racial justice. She also founded the Justice Roundtable coalition while at the Open Society. As the Roundtable convener, Taifa was in the leadership of the coalition responsible for passage of both the Second Chance Act reentry legislation (2008) and the Fair Sentencing Act crack disparity legislation (2010). She helped to fuel the mobilization of the Obama administration’s clemency initiative, which resulted in the early release from unjust imprisonment of over 1,700 prisoners. ABOUT THE AMERICAN LOWS WEB SERIES The American LOWS (Legacy Of White Supremacy) Web Series is a companion to the feature length documentary film The American LOWS directed by Darnley R. Hodge, Jr. (aka Brother Saankara) for Blackamoor Films LLC. The American LOWS is an interview-based documentary that examines the global system of white supremacy and the evolution of that system in America. Interviewees include some of the nations top scholars, politicians, and authorities. The web series mostly features interview out takes that were not included in the full length film. Interviewees include: Michael Eric Dyson, Michael Steele, Anthony Browder, Jacqueline Battalora, Joe Madison, Runoko Rashidi, Ashra Kwesi, Nkechi Taifa, Gerald Horne, Donald Temple, Etan Thomas, Jared Bernstein, Mark Krikorian, Joseph Torres, Hilary Shelton, Paul Butler, Roland Martin, and the late Dr. Frances Cress Welsing in her final on camera interview. For more information email blackamoorfilms@icloud.com *** ❤️ Help us produce more content! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7DVUAUBKGEWY *** 🎥 Subscribe To The Channel For More Videos: https://bit.ly/3wstzRx *** Some More Videos I Know You'll Love: ANTHONY T BROWDER talks about the African roots of Greek philosophy: ▶️ https://youtu.be/rtAthSt1q3M MICHAEL ERIC DYSON talks about the push and pull of black progress: ▶️ https://youtu.be/vQ0ByzS9kFE DONALD TEMPLE talks about virtually ending police dog attacks in one Maryland county: ▶️ https://youtu.be/cmriRoS7IL8 ANTHONY T BROWDER talks about why Ancient Egypt is the source of African spirituality and science: ▶️ https://youtu.be/9z3arlxGuYw *** ► THANKS FOR WATCHING PLEASE REMEMBER TO LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE - https://bit.ly/3wstzRx *** #BlackamoorFilms #NkechiTaifa #InstitutionalRacism #TheAmericanLows #Prosecutors
NKECHI TAIFA talks about helping the Black Panthers, graduating from law school, and being arrested
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NKECHI TAIFA talks about helping the Black Panthers, graduating from law school, and being arrested

NKECHI TAIFA talks about helping the Black Panthers, graduating from law school, and being arrested *** **NOTE: NONE of the clips in the web series are in the full length film. These are all out takes** ABOUT NKECHI TAIFA Nkechi Taifa is Founder, Principal and CEO of The Taifa Group LLC, a social enterprise firm whose mission is to advance justice. The Taifa Group’s portfolio of client services include coalition-building, convenings, government relations, meeting and retreat facilitation, strategic planning, and trainings. She also convenes the Justice Roundtable, a broad network of advocacy groups advancing progressive justice system reform, and serves as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Justice at Columbia University. Nkechi was recently appointed to the governing board of the Corrections Information Council, an independent monitoring body that provides oversight over the conditions of District residents imprisoned throughout the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the D.C. Department of Corrections. Nkechi served as the Advocacy Director for Criminal Justice for the Open Society Foundations and Open Society Policy Center from 2002-2018, focusing on issues of sentencing reform, law enforcement reform, reentry, prison reform, executive clemency, and racial justice. She also founded the Justice Roundtable coalition while at the Open Society. As the Roundtable convener, Taifa was in the leadership of the coalition responsible for passage of both the Second Chance Act reentry legislation (2008) and the Fair Sentencing Act crack disparity legislation (2010). She helped to fuel the mobilization of the Obama administration’s clemency initiative, which resulted in the early release from unjust imprisonment of over 1,700 prisoners. ABOUT THE AMERICAN LOWS WEB SERIES The American LOWS (Legacy Of White Supremacy) Web Series is a companion to the feature length documentary film The American LOWS directed by Darnley R. Hodge, Jr. (aka Brother Saankara) for Blackamoor Films LLC. The American LOWS is an interview-based documentary that examines the global system of white supremacy and the evolution of that system in America. Interviewees include some of the nations top scholars, politicians, and authorities. The web series mostly features interview out takes that were not included in the full length film. Interviewees include: Michael Eric Dyson, Michael Steele, Anthony Browder, Jacqueline Battalora, Joe Madison, Runoko Rashidi, Ashra Kwesi, Nkechi Taifa, Gerald Horne, Donald Temple, Etan Thomas, Jared Bernstein, Mark Krikorian, Joseph Torres, Hilary Shelton, Paul Butler, Roland Martin, and the late Dr. Frances Cress Welsing in her final on camera interview. For more information email blackamoorfilms@icloud.com *** ❤️ Help us produce more content! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7DVUAUBKGEWY *** 🎥 Subscribe To The Channel For More Videos: https://bit.ly/3wstzRx *** Some More Videos I Know You'll Love: JACQUELINE BATTALORA talks about why identifying whiteness in the media is important: ▶️ https://youtu.be/NMQD0fmrP7k ANTHONY T BROWDER talks about the deceptive power of white spiritual images: ▶️ https://youtu.be/AG-D31Ekoc0 JOE MADISON talks about power, resources, and responsibility: ▶️ https://youtu.be/qZaDkDjXiDs The American LOWS - Now Available: ▶️ https://youtu.be/h3JJ5NQ5llM *** ► THANKS FOR WATCHING PLEASE REMEMBER TO LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE - https://bit.ly/3wstzRx *** #BlackamoorFilms #NkechiTaifa #BlackPanthers #TheAmericanLows #NkechiTaifaTalk
NKECHI TAIFA talks about examples of systemic racism in real time
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NKECHI TAIFA talks about examples of systemic racism in real time

NKECHI TAIFA talks about examples of systemic racism in real time *** **NOTE: NONE of the clips in the web series are in the full length film. These are all out takes** ABOUT NKECHI TAIFA Nkechi Taifa is Founder, Principal and CEO of The Taifa Group LLC, a social enterprise firm whose mission is to advance justice. The Taifa Group’s portfolio of client services include coalition-building, convenings, government relations, meeting and retreat facilitation, strategic planning, and trainings. She also convenes the Justice Roundtable, a broad network of advocacy groups advancing progressive justice system reform, and serves as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Justice at Columbia University. Nkechi was recently appointed to the governing board of the Corrections Information Council, an independent monitoring body that provides oversight over the conditions of District residents imprisoned throughout the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the D.C. Department of Corrections. Nkechi served as the Advocacy Director for Criminal Justice for the Open Society Foundations and Open Society Policy Center from 2002-2018, focusing on issues of sentencing reform, law enforcement reform, reentry, prison reform, executive clemency, and racial justice. She also founded the Justice Roundtable coalition while at the Open Society. As the Roundtable convener, Taifa was in the leadership of the coalition responsible for passage of both the Second Chance Act reentry legislation (2008) and the Fair Sentencing Act crack disparity legislation (2010). She helped to fuel the mobilization of the Obama administration’s clemency initiative, which resulted in the early release from unjust imprisonment of over 1,700 prisoners. ABOUT THE AMERICAN LOWS WEB SERIES The American LOWS (Legacy Of White Supremacy) Web Series is a companion to the feature length documentary film The American LOWS directed by Darnley R. Hodge, Jr. (aka Brother Saankara) for Blackamoor Films LLC. The American LOWS is an interview-based documentary that examines the global system of white supremacy and the evolution of that system in America. Interviewees include some of the nations top scholars, politicians, and authorities. The web series mostly features interview out takes that were not included in the full length film. Interviewees include: Michael Eric Dyson, Michael Steele, Anthony Browder, Jacqueline Battalora, Joe Madison, Runoko Rashidi, Ashra Kwesi, Nkechi Taifa, Gerald Horne, Donald Temple, Etan Thomas, Jared Bernstein, Mark Krikorian, Joseph Torres, Hilary Shelton, Paul Butler, Roland Martin, and the late Dr. Frances Cress Welsing in her final on camera interview. For more information email blackamoorfilms@icloud.com *** ❤️ Help us produce more content! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7DVUAUBKGEWY *** 🎥 Subscribe To The Channel For More Videos: https://bit.ly/3wstzRx *** Some More Videos I Know You'll Love: ASHRA KWESI in Egypt talking about escaping from the mental slavery of western society: ▶️ https://youtu.be/Q-OGVYWEK6k ANTHONY T BROWDER talks about the African roots of Greek philosophy: ▶️ https://youtu.be/rtAthSt1q3M GERALD HORNE talks about the cost of establishing and maintaining white supremacy: ▶️ https://youtu.be/W0uuK8lBF1A ASHRA KWESI in Egypt taking about the African origins of Greek spiritual ideas: ▶️ https://youtu.be/67QzclUcmKo *** ► THANKS FOR WATCHING PLEASE REMEMBER TO LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE - https://bit.ly/3wstzRx *** #BlackamoorFilms #NkechiTaifa #SystemicRacism #TheAmericanLows #InstitutionalRacism
NKECHI TAIFA - Black Pride, Black History and The Mass Incarceration Experiment
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NKECHI TAIFA - Black Pride, Black History and The Mass Incarceration Experiment

NKECHI TAIFA - Black Pride, Black History and The Mass Incarceration Experiment *** **NOTE: NONE of the clips in the web series are in the full length film. These are all out takes** ABOUT NKECHI TAIFA Nkechi Taifa is Founder, Principal and CEO of The Taifa Group LLC, a social enterprise firm whose mission is to advance justice. The Taifa Group’s portfolio of client services include coalition-building, convenings, government relations, meeting and retreat facilitation, strategic planning, and trainings. She also convenes the Justice Roundtable, a broad network of advocacy groups advancing progressive justice system reform, and serves as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Justice at Columbia University. Nkechi was recently appointed to the governing board of the Corrections Information Council, an independent monitoring body that provides oversight over the conditions of District residents imprisoned throughout the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the D.C. Department of Corrections. Nkechi served as the Advocacy Director for Criminal Justice for the Open Society Foundations and Open Society Policy Center from 2002-2018, focusing on issues of sentencing reform, law enforcement reform, reentry, prison reform, executive clemency, and racial justice. She also founded the Justice Roundtable coalition while at the Open Society. As the Roundtable convener, Taifa was in the leadership of the coalition responsible for passage of both the Second Chance Act reentry legislation (2008) and the Fair Sentencing Act crack disparity legislation (2010). She helped to fuel the mobilization of the Obama administration’s clemency initiative, which resulted in the early release from unjust imprisonment of over 1,700 prisoners. ABOUT THE AMERICAN LOWS WEB SERIES The American LOWS (Legacy Of White Supremacy) Web Series is a companion to the feature length documentary film The American LOWS directed by Darnley R. Hodge, Jr. (aka Brother Saankara) for Blackamoor Films LLC. The American LOWS is an interview-based documentary that examines the global system of white supremacy and the evolution of that system in America. Interviewees include some of the nations top scholars, politicians, and authorities. The web series mostly features interview out takes that were not included in the full length film. Interviewees include: Michael Eric Dyson, Michael Steele, Anthony Browder, Jacqueline Battalora, Joe Madison, Runoko Rashidi, Ashra Kwesi, Nkechi Taifa, Gerald Horne, Donald Temple, Etan Thomas, Jared Bernstein, Mark Krikorian, Joseph Torres, Hilary Shelton, Paul Butler, Roland Martin, and the late Dr. Frances Cress Welsing in her final on camera interview. For more information email blackamoorfilms@icloud.com *** ❤️ Help us produce more content! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7DVUAUBKGEWY *** 🎥 Subscribe To The Channel For More Videos: https://bit.ly/3wstzRx *** Some More Videos I Know You'll Love: ASHRA KWESI in Egypt talking about the earliest Africans to populate the Earth: ▶️ https://youtu.be/9rEMqGxiNYk MICHAEL STEELE talks about the importance of Black self determination in America: ▶️ https://youtu.be/uy07pmoKGHE ETAN THOMAS talks about the lack of positive media around black athletes: ▶️ https://youtu.be/wd4I-uRrmT8 ANTHONY T BROWDER talks about the decline of white supremacy: ▶️ https://youtu.be/LPVqPbNhvEE *** ► THANKS FOR WATCHING PLEASE REMEMBER TO LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE - https://bit.ly/3wstzRx *** #BlackamoorFilms #NkechiTaifa #BlackPride #TheAmericanLows #BlackHistory
NKECHI TAIFA on the choice of many black people to live outside the American system
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NKECHI TAIFA on the choice of many black people to live outside the American system

NKECHI TAIFA on the choice of many black people to live outside the American system *** **NOTE: NONE of the clips in the web series are in the full length film. These are all out takes** ABOUT NKECHI TAIFA Nkechi Taifa is Founder, Principal and CEO of The Taifa Group LLC, a social enterprise firm whose mission is to advance justice. The Taifa Group’s portfolio of client services include coalition-building, convenings, government relations, meeting and retreat facilitation, strategic planning, and trainings. She also convenes the Justice Roundtable, a broad network of advocacy groups advancing progressive justice system reform, and serves as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Justice at Columbia University. Nkechi was recently appointed to the governing board of the Corrections Information Council, an independent monitoring body that provides oversight over the conditions of District residents imprisoned throughout the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the D.C. Department of Corrections. Nkechi served as the Advocacy Director for Criminal Justice for the Open Society Foundations and Open Society Policy Center from 2002-2018, focusing on issues of sentencing reform, law enforcement reform, reentry, prison reform, executive clemency, and racial justice. She also founded the Justice Roundtable coalition while at the Open Society. As the Roundtable convener, Taifa was in the leadership of the coalition responsible for passage of both the Second Chance Act reentry legislation (2008) and the Fair Sentencing Act crack disparity legislation (2010). She helped to fuel the mobilization of the Obama administration’s clemency initiative, which resulted in the early release from unjust imprisonment of over 1,700 prisoners. ABOUT THE AMERICAN LOWS WEB SERIES The American LOWS (Legacy Of White Supremacy) Web Series is a companion to the feature length documentary film The American LOWS directed by Darnley R. Hodge, Jr. (aka Brother Saankara) for Blackamoor Films LLC. The American LOWS is an interview-based documentary that examines the global system of white supremacy and the evolution of that system in America. Interviewees include some of the nations top scholars, politicians, and authorities. The web series mostly features interview out takes that were not included in the full length film. Interviewees include: Michael Eric Dyson, Michael Steele, Anthony Browder, Jacqueline Battalora, Joe Madison, Runoko Rashidi, Ashra Kwesi, Nkechi Taifa, Gerald Horne, Donald Temple, Etan Thomas, Jared Bernstein, Mark Krikorian, Joseph Torres, Hilary Shelton, Paul Butler, Roland Martin, and the late Dr. Frances Cress Welsing in her final on camera interview. For more information email blackamoorfilms@icloud.com *** ❤️ Help us produce more content! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7DVUAUBKGEWY *** 🎥 Subscribe To The Channel For More Videos: https://bit.ly/3wstzRx *** Some More Videos I Know You'll Love: MICHAEL ERIC DYSON talks about the role of the media in shaping limited views of black people: ▶️ https://youtu.be/0MlK3rLjdyo RUNOKO RASHIDI talks about African ingenuity and the pyramid building phases of Kemet: ▶️ https://youtu.be/s6f6gSPFrB0 ROLAND MARTIN - "I never heard you say it was difficult to find 'qualified' whites: ▶️ https://youtu.be/rSpRj2Lr6Lw MICHAEL ERIC DYSON defines cultural appropriation and the white savior complex: ▶️ https://youtu.be/LSZImNtBAko *** ► THANKS FOR WATCHING PLEASE REMEMBER TO LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE - https://bit.ly/3wstzRx *** #BlackamoorFilms #NkechiTaifa #BlackPeople #TheAmericanLows #AmericanSystem
The Era of Mass Incarceration
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The Era of Mass Incarceration

The United States incarcerates more than 2 million people, imprisoning more people than any other country in the world. This unprecedented prison population can be attributed to federal and state policies implemented over the past few decades, including mandatory minimums, three strikes, and life without parole. Our culture of incarceration is reflected in a variety of contexts, from the War on Drugs to the School to Prison Pipeline, where criminalization has prevailed over other approaches to social problems. Mass incarceration has had a disproportionate impact on people and communities of color, with African-Americans and Latinos constituting approximately 60% of the prison population. What are the consequences of mass incarceration for our society? What policies and practices are driving these high levels of imprisonment? Are there constitutional tools at our disposal, like the pardon power and the Eighth Amendment, which can assist in ending the era of mass incarceration? Judge Mark W. Bennett, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa Mark Osler, Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas School of Law Matt Pillischer, Producer and Director, Broken On All Sides Kemba Smith Pradia, Author, Poster Child: The Kemba Smith Story; Founder, Kemba Smith Foundation Nkechi Taifa, Senior Policy Analyst, Open Society Foundations and Open Society Policy Center (moderator) James E. Williams, Jr., Public Defender, Orange and Chatham Counties, North Carolina
Reparations Roundtable
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Reparations Roundtable

The conversation about reparations for American chattel slavery is increasingly noticeable, compelling and urgent to many people and institutions in our country. The ABA is part of the conversation, in that ABA policy supports a commission to study reparations. Notwithstanding the many challenges of getting started, and the "slippery slope" arguments that can easily derail a productive dialogue, the conversation is progressing and gaining momentum. We have a wealth of new ideas, new language and new ways of describing our society, all of which are fortifying the work of reparations advocates and changing hearts and minds on this topic. This panel brings together speakers who educate us about: 1. societal responses to gross human rights injustices around the world; 2. the US history of efforts to face, make amends and direct redress for chattel slavery; 3. a current-day example of a municipality or institution undertaking a reparations program; 4. an economic perspective; and 5. legal frameworks for reparations. We are not debating whether to have a reparations conversation. We are having it. We are studying reparations. This conversation is action, to educate, memorialize, make whole and prevent continuing and future harm. Panelists include: - Keeshea Turner Roberts – Adjunct Professor and Supervising Attorney, Fair Housing Clinic, Howard University School of Law - Nkechi Taifa – Founder and Principal, The Taifa Group, LLC; Member, National African American Reparations Commission; Founding Member, National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA) - Anna Myriam Roccatello – Deputy Executive Director and Director of Programs, International Center for Transitional Justice - Barrett Holmes Pitner (Moderator) – Founder and Philosopher-In-Chief, The Sustainable Culture Lab; Lecturer at George Washington University; Contributor to The Daily Beast and the BBC
The Tulsa Massacre and the Destruction of Black Wall Street | The Case for Reparations and H.R. 40
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The Tulsa Massacre and the Destruction of Black Wall Street | The Case for Reparations and H.R. 40

#ReparationsNow #HR40 Their Blood Cries Out: The Tulsa Massacre and H.R. 40 kicks off a series of national forums focused on the massacre and the urgency of H.R. 40, a federal bill that would establish a commission to examine the institution and legacy of slavery and make recommendations for reparations to Congress. This builds on the unprecedented momentum behind the reparations movement: In 2019, Congress held a historic forum on Shelia Jackson Lee’s H.R. 40 legislation, which has seen a dramatic surge in support. At the local level, communities across the US have pursued reparations for African Americans, with successful reparations programs in cities like Chicago and Rosewood, Florida, and legislative success in Evanston, Illinois. The forum also falls on the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, when mobs of white residents stormed Tulsa’s affluent Greenwood district, burning down the enclave known as “Black Wall Street” and leaving hundreds of black people dead. Although it has been called one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history, no one was ever charged with a crime for the violence or compensated for the loss of life and economic devastation. Join scholars, activists and other leaders as we address the current events and history that compels reparations and the passage of Congressional Bill H.R. 40 for Black communities impacted by America's legacy of slavery and racism. featured guests include: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, lead sponsor of H.R. 40 Nicole Austin-Hillery, Executive Director of the US Program, Human Rights Watch Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Director of the Equal Justice Initiative Montague Simmons, Movement for Black Lives Reparations Policy Table Kamm Howard, National Co-Chairperson, National Coalition for Reparations for African Americans (NCOBRA) Nkechi Taifa, Esq., Civil Rights/Human Rights Attorney Gregory Robinson Jr., Activist Damario Solomon-Simmons, Civil Rights Attorney Councilwoman Vanessa Hall-Harper, Tulsa City Council Dr. Rev. Robert Turner, Historic Vernon A.M.E. Church Rep. Regina Goodwin, Oklahoma House of Representatives, 73rd District Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Political Economist, President of Bennett College Written Quincy, artist/poet Jasiri X, Hip-hop artist/activist
Reparations Now — The Black American Claim, Nkechi Taifa's Keynote Address and Q&A Session
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Reparations Now — The Black American Claim, Nkechi Taifa's Keynote Address and Q&A Session

Reparations was the focus of the 2018 Sparer Symposium at the University of Pennsylvania Law School (Penn Law). This is a video is of Nkechi Taifa, Human Rights Lawyer and a commissioner of the National African Reparations Commission (NAARC), delivering the keynote address. This video has been edited to share on ibw21.org. The original footage was provided by of Penn Law. *** About the National African American Commission (NAARC): National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) is a group of distinguished professionals from across the country with outstanding accomplishments in the fields of law, medicine, journalism, academia, history, civil rights and social justice advocacy. Reparations is an issue whose time has come. But, we need your help to keep pushing! Website — https://ibw21.org/naarc Support NAARC — https://ibw21.org/initiatives/national-african-american-reparations-commission/naarc-donations/ #IBW21, #NAARC, #Reparations, #ReparationsNow *** About The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW, IBW21) The Institute of the Black World 21st Century is committed to building the capacity of Black communities in the U.S. to work for the social, political, economic and cultural upliftment, the development of the global Black community and an enhanced quality of life for all marginalized people. Website — https://ibw21.org Support IBW21 — https://ibw21.org/support #IBW21
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Marcus Garvey Presidential Pardon

Dr. Julius Garvey and others spoke about the request for a posthumous presidential pardon filed by descendants of Marcus Garvey, who was convicted of mail fraud in 1923. Dr. Garvey is the son of Marcus Garvey, who is most famous for his black nationalist philosophy advocating African Americans return to Africa in the 1910s and early 1920s.

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On Democracy Now 1997 About the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade,  Taifa speaks about reparations and the history of Blacks in America.  Taifa’s segment was originally taped at a reparations conference in Atlanta, GA.

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Under Siege: Police Militarization and Ethnic and Racial Dynamics - Panel I - The Issues

Videos of Nkechi Taifa, addressing civil and criminal justice reform, in the C-SPAN Video Library
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