071 The Case For Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Julia and Victoria revisit the hugely influential essay “The Case For Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates and examine the ways reparations have played out in the US and beyond.

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Mentioned in the Episode:

• Austin Channing Brown’s newsletter

• We Were Eight Years In Power, essay collection by Ta-Nahesi Coates

  • Listen to our eposide!

• National Sorry Day in Australia

• Evanston, Ill. sets a plan for reparations

  • Information from the city of Evanston

  • NPR article

  • Episode from The Daily

• Trevor Noah / The Daily Show, video about the history of black farmers

• Article about Mackenzie Scott’s donations since divorce

• Article about black-owned textured hair care brands

Recommendations:

• Dear Church by Lenny Duncan

• Watchmen on HBO

• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

• “The Power of Apologies” episode of Hidden Brain

• Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

  • Listen to our episode!

• Ben and Jerry’s website page on reparations

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