Join authors William A. Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen on May 27 at 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT for a discussion of From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century.
Through their assessment of the intergenerational effects of white supremacy on black economic well-being, Darity and Mullen confront the injustices of slavery, Jim Crow, and modern-day discrimination to make the most comprehensive case to date for economic reparations for U.S. descendants of slavery.
EPI Director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy (PREE) Valerie Wilson will moderate the discussion.
Who: William A. Darity Jr., Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics, Duke University
A. Kirsten Mullen, writer, folklorist, museum consultant, and lecturer whose work focuses on race, art, history, and politics
Moderated by Valerie Wilson, Director of PREE, Economic Policy Institute
What: A book discussion and Q&A on From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century.
When: Wednesday, May 27
2:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. PT
Where: Zoom webinar, Youtube live steam
EPI will be live-streaming this event on YouTube on May 27 starting at 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m PT. Just click on the video below at that time.