Fabiola Cineas talks with Nkechi Taifa, the founder and director of the Reparation Education Project, about the history of the fight for reparations in America. Though they came to the forefront during the 2020 election in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, activists have been fighting for repayment for slavery since the practice was abolished. Click here to listen to the episode.
This is part of 40 Acres, a four-part series examining reparations in the United States.This series was made possible by a grant from the Canopy Collective and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Host: Fabiola Cineas, race and policy reporter, Vox
Guest: Nkechi Taifa, founder and director of the Reparation Education Project