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Speakers offer historic context, contemporary justification for giving financial reparations to descendants of slavery - UB Now: News and views for UB faculty and staff


The best if not the only way to establish racial equality in the United States is to provide financial reparations to all descendants of slavery, according to two experts on racism.
William A. Darity Jr., and A. Kirsten Mullen spoke about the 150-plus-year history of financial inequity in America during a virtual presentation on March 11.
The presentation, “From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century,” was sponsored by the UB Center for Diversity Innovation in the College of Arts and Sciences. It was co-sponsored by the Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy in the School of Law and the Office of Inclusive Excellence. ....

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