A Conversation on Reparations and Addressing Injustice | NAACP Convention 2023

GBH News’ Saraya Wintersmith sits down with Michael Curry, Anthony Van Der Meer, and Joyce Hope Scott to discuss reparations as a tool to address injustice, Boston’s history of slavery, and the ongoing fight for civil rights for Black people.

The interview was recorded live at the 2023 NAACP National Convention in Boston. More information on the panelists can be found here:

Michael Curry, President of Mass. League of Community Health Centers
https://naacp.org/people/michael-curry

Anthony Van Der Meer, Senior Lecturer in Africana Studies at UMass Boston

Joyce Hope Scott, Clinical Professor in African American & Black Diaspora Studies at Boston University
https://www.bu.edu/afam/profile/joyce...

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:41 Have Black People Made Progress since 1963?
4:12 Equity and The Emergence of Reparations
8:55 Defining ‘Reparations’
16:26 Boston’s Ties to Slavery
25:49 Cultural Change & Rematriation
33:04 The Role of Government
39:32 The Role of Legacy Civil Rights Organizations
44:15 Advice for Future Generations

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