About:

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.

Speakers:

DEAN GREGORY BALL

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland

Opening remarks

PROFESSOR HODA MAHMOUDI

Research Professor and Chair, Bahá'í Chair for World Peace, University of Maryland

Moderator

EVERISOT 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

Co-Sponsors:

Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, UMD