Upcoming Virtual Event: The John B. Slaughter Endowment Reparations Series – Global Models of Reparations
The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace is delighted to co-sponsor
The John B. Slaughter Endowment Reparations Series: Global Models of Reparations
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Register for the event at:
https://go.umd.edu/globalreparationsafam
This webinar will provide an overview and discussion of reparations models in the US and globally which include: The City of Asheville, North Carolina; Georgetown University; and South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
This event is part of a yearlong series of virtual conversations on the historical, social and psychological, economic, and political consequences and implications of racial slavery, injustice, and structural inequality in America.
Opening Remarks:
Dean Gregory Ball, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland
Moderator:
Professor Hoda Mahmoudi, Research Professor and Chair, Bahá’í Chair for World Peace, University of Maryland
Speakers:
Everisto Benyera, Associate Professor, African Politics, University of South Africa in Pretoria
Elizabeth Thomas, White House Producer/Report for ABC News, Georgetown University ’19
Keith Young, City Councilman, Asheville, NC
For questions, contact the African American Studies Department at aasd.umd.edu or 301-405-1158
Follow the conversation using the hashtag #ReparationsAFAM
Co-Sponsors:
BSOS Anti-Black Racism Initiative
Bahá’í Chair for World Peace
Center for Literary and Comparative Studies
Critical Race Initiative
Judge Alexander B. Williams, Jr. Center for Education, Justice & Ethics