As museums begin returning stolen African artifacts, a larger question remains: who will fund the Black institutions and cultural infrastructures harmed by centuries of colonial extraction?
When Arianne Edmonds speaks about lineage, her voice carries both urgency and reverence. A fifth-generation Angeleno, writer, and memory worker, she has made it her life’s work to piece together the fragments of stories often scattered, suppressed, or left to gather dust on family shelves. That work comes...
From okra stew to shared ancestry, Black River Life explores migration, memory, and connection across the African diaspora through art and storytelling.
From Illinois to international agreements, these five examples show how repair is already taking shape.
Here’s a guide to understanding what reparations are (and aren’t), why they matter, and where the conversation stands today.
