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NCCFR ADOS Pastors Town Hall: August 31 Livestream, 8 pm (Simmons College of Kentucky Facebook)

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Louisville, KY (TheLENS) — The National Coalition of Churches For Reparations (NCCFR), through the Simmons College of Kentucky Facebook livestream,

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08.18.2020 Be The Power: The Reparationist Criteria; Political pressure + Political Action = Political results (youtube.com)

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In this broadcast the #BTP Be The Power team will breakdown the criteria to become a #Reparationist (one whose political

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08.18.2020 One Mo’pinion: THE IMPERATIVE OF EDITING HR 40, A CALL TO STUDY REPARATIONS FOR BLACK AMERICANS (Editorial)

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Let’s get to the point: specificity matters. HR 40, as currently crafted, has critical shortcomings that demands fixes. Dr. William

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Hidden Rules of Wealth and the Role of Reparations with Roosevelt Institute (vimeo.com)

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This webinar features William “Sandy” Darity Jr., Dorian T. Warren, and Felicia Wong discussing how the hidden rules of race

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Unfinished: Deep South – S1 E8 Who Lynched Isadore Banks?

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A former detective offers us some cold case advice, and we decide to go full frontal on the town of

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08.16.2020 One Mo’pinion: Harris and Flattened Blackness: Downballot Voting and The Audacity of Nope

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Michael R Hicks, Lead Editor, TheLENS

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Destination Reparation: Part One with William Darity & A. Kirsten Mullen (urbanconsulate.com)

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On August 10 and 11, 2020, amidst a national reckoning on racial injustice and inequity, Urban Consulate presented a two-night,

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William Darity & A. Kirsten Mullen discuss “From Here To Equality” w/the African American Initiative (AAI), Louisville, Kentucky (facebook.com)

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Louisville, KY — On Monday, August 10th, the African American Initiative (AAI) held an initial discussion on reparations. Featured guests

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Unfinished: Deep South: S1 E5 A Very American Crime (Podcast)

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Some people still refuse to call Isadore’s murder a lynching. So in this episode, we take a step back to

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Virtual West Louisville Forum August 5: “Are You With Me?” (Streaming Media)

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Conversation with Dr. Terence Lester, June 21st, West Louisville Forum

Conversation with Dr. Terence Lester, June 21st, West Louisville Forum

Christianity and Critical Race Theory: Footnotes with Jemar Tisby

Christianity and Critical Race Theory: Footnotes with Jemar Tisby

O.P.E.N. to SCKY 2023

O.P.E.N. to SCKY 2023

Happy Juneteenth!

Happy Juneteenth!

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