Thalia Carroll-Cachimuel | Board Member, The Truth Telling Project | Director of Movement and Strategic Partnerships, NDN Collective I am writing to share news on a horrific incident that took place in December 2022 in Rapid City, South Dakota, where an on-site school security officer tackled an Indigenous Autistic high…

By Eric Kayira, The Truth Telling Project Reparations for African Americans in America have been widely discussed for many years as a way to acknowledge and address the historical injustices and ongoing effects of systemic racism in the United States. …

by Rachel Davis, The Truth Telling Project On and beyond this day (this our Reparations Awareness Day), the ghosts of the past cry out for justice from the depths of blood-stained plantation grounds from the humid deep South, frigid Northeast, and industrial Midwest to the sunny CA coast. The souls…

By Dr. Melinda Salazar and Dr. David Ragland, Co-Executive Directors of The Truth Telling Project The Truth Telling Project is calling for an end to all forms of police violence and a recognition of the US’ violent and racist culture that fosters it. The truth is: We are tired of…

By Dr. David Ragland, Co-Executive Director of The Truth Telling Project I’ve been wanting to talk about the January 6 Insurrection Hearings for a while now based on my observations and perspectives in Transitional and Reparative Justice — or Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations. I am of the view that the…

By Rachel Davis, Grassroots Reparations Campaign *Written during our Season of Remembrance & Reflection in Dec. 2022 I grew up in a mid-sized southern city on the grounds of an old plantation where the plantation house still stands. This dijon mustard-colored home stands tall with its quaint manicured gardens and…

By David Ragland Director, Grassroots Reparations Campaign Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, The Truth Telling Project *Written during our Season of Remembrance & Reflection in Dec. 2022 December 2nd commemorates the UN International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. It is a day meant to acknowledge the real harm and ongoing…

Interview with Lynne Layton, Grassroots Reparations Campaign Partner GRC: May you share a bit about yourself? LL: I’m a retired psychoanalyst and academic and have been working with the Grassroots Reparations Campaign from just about its beginnings. It’s been an honor and privilege all the way through! As part of…

Interview with Woullard Lett, Grassroots Reparations Campaign Partner GRC: May you share a bit about yourself? WL: I am a 66-yr. old cisgender, African American male who was born in the South (Mississippi) and moved to Chicago with family as a child. I engaged in justice advocacy from an early…