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May 14, 2021

Throughout history, the U.S. and other countries have paid reparations to a wide range of people and groups, for a variety of wrongs. But reparations to African Americans have not been paid to date. In the final episode of the  series The ARC of Justice – From Here to Equality, listen in on a live conversation about reparations. How would the debt be calculated? Who would qualify? What methods might work? This episode was recorded in front of a live virtual audience on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

This is the fifth installment of the series "The ARC of Justice - From Here to Equality."

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Apr 7, 2021

Throughout the nation’s history, time and again, promising signs of African American progress have been shattered by acts of violence serving the interests of white supremacy. The extent of that violence is widespread and ongoing.

This is the fifth installment of the series "The ARC of Justice - From Here to Equality."

Get show notes, credits, transcript and discussion guide.

Join us for the live season finale, Thursday April 15 at noon.

Mar 31, 2021

Episode 5 premieres April 7. It will explore white violence against Black people through the decades.

Episode 6 premieres April 15 (Live!) Join us for a discussion with William A. "Sandy" Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen as well as other reparations experts. Don't forget to register for the live event.

(Music in this teaser by Solomon Fox.)

Mar 24, 2021

In this episode: The GI Bill was a conveyor belt into the middle class for millions of white WWII veterans, but many African American veterans were excluded. Subsequent generations continue to feel the effects. 

This is the fourth installment of the series "The ARC of Justice - From Here to Equality."

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Produced with North Carolina Public Radio WUNC. Made possible by the Duke Office for Faculty Advancement thanks to funding from the Duke Endowment.

Mar 17, 2021

In this episode: how the federal government promoted housing segregation and thwarted African American home ownership.

This is the second installment of the series “The ARC of Justice – From Here to Equality."

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Produced with North Carolina Public Radio WUNC. Made possible by the Duke Office for Faculty Advancement thanks to funding from The Duke Endowment.

Mar 10, 2021

A tale of two promises made by the government – one kept, one broken. What happened, and what does this have to do with the existing wealth gap between African Americans and white Americans?

This is the second installment of the series “The ARC of Justice – From Here to Equality."

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Produced with North Carolina Public Radio WUNC. Made possible by the Duke Office for Faculty Advancement thanks to funding from The Duke Endowment.

Mar 3, 2021

We’re dedicating the entire season of the podcast to this topic: what could have been done, and what could still be done, to start to close the wealth gap between white and Black Americans?

The series “The Arc of Justice – From Here to Equality” is inspired by the research of professor William “Sandy” Darity Jr. He has co-written an award-winning book with the folklorist and arts consultant A. Kirsten Mullen, From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century.

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Produced with North Carolina Public Radio WUNC. Made possible by the Duke Office for Faculty Advancement thanks to funding from The Duke Endowment.

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