Setting the Stage for Reparations

February 19, 2020
The Past, Present, and Future of Reparations
NYU Review of Law & Social Change
For hundreds of years, the law has maintained racial injustice and curtailed meaningful remedies for reparative justice in the United States. This Colloquium brought together scholars, legal practitioners, community activists, and policymakers to imagine the possibilities-and limits-of the law in facilitating truth, reconciliation, and meaningful reparations.
Moderator:
• Norrinda Hayat, Rutgers Law
Panelists:
• Ron Daniels, National African American Reparations Commission
• Katherine Franke, Columbia University
• Robert Westley, Tulane University