Reparations 2021 Conference

Reparations 2021 was a conference co-hosted by the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center and Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights on April 10, 2021, from 11 am to 2:30 pm. The conference provided an opportunity for activists and scholars from around the country to “identify points of collaboration and discuss approaches, challenges, and lessons-learned” relating to their various reparations efforts.

The conference was broken into discussions (“Breakout rooms) and centered around discussions of five themes:

Politics and Legislation
Regulation & Litigation,
Advocacy & Organizing,
Research & Documentation, and
Education & Awareness Raising.