Reparations Sunday Weekend of Events
Offered Friday through Sunday, December 17-19, 2021
Reparations Sunday was created by the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA) more than 35 years ago as a way to bring faith-based communities and ethically-centered organizations into the reparations movement and infuse spirituality into our understanding of reparations. Join us for Reparations Sunday events that culminate in a Celebration of Black life in America Concert with Commentary by Reparationists on how we can work together to create a culture of repair in metro Richmond.
Friday, Dec. 17 | Via Zoom
Panel: Reparations & Moral Injury
Dr. Cleve Tinsley, Moderator, Center for African American History & Culture
Virginia Union University, 7:00-8:30 pm
Do full reparations call for more than a check? As the state of play in Virginia is set to shift, this panel will discuss how ordinary people can create a culture of repair that undergirds national efforts at structural change. Click here for a flyer
Saturday, Dec. 18 | In-person
Black Music Workshop: Unpacking African American Spirituals w/ Benjamin Mertz
Richmond Hill, 2209 E Grace Street, 1:30-3:30 pm
This interactive, singing workshop will lift up the prophetic musical and poetic tradition of people who lived through the catastrophe of American slavery. This music has been handed down through generations for centuries, as a living monument to human dignity in the face of oppression. What does the Black Spiritual tradition have to teach us in today’s time? This workshop will remind us of our courage, our common humanity, and our responsibility to keep the fight for human rights alive.
Sunday, Dec. 19 | In-person
A Celebration of Black Life in America Concert with Commentary
by Representatives from Coming to the Table-RVA, Virginia Union University, Richmond Hill & the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society of Greater Richmond
Virginia Union University Chapel, Coburn Hall, 1500 N Lombardy Street, 4:00-5:30 pm
This concert is a musical revue through the history of Black music – the spiritual, blues, jazz, gospel, soul, rhythm & blues, civil rights, to modern times interspersed with commentary from local leaders about how we can create a culture of repair. Click here for a flyer
(vaccination cards and masks are required for in-person events and social distancing will be practiced)
This event is hosted by Coming to the Table-RVA, Richmond Hill, Virginia Union University & the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society of Greater Richmond
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