Description:The historical injustices of the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism resulted in systemic violence, exploitation, discrimination, and vast sociology-economic disparities, negatively impacting Black people globally. Addressing these issues through reparative justice initiatives is a way to acknowledge and rectify lasting impacts on Africans and people of African descent.

Question: Does the international community have the political will and ability to use multilateral frameworks and institutions to protect and advance human and civil rights of people of African descent and members f other marginalized racial and ethnic communities?

Panelists:

Tiffany Florvil - Joy Foundation fellow and associate professor of history; The University of New Mexico

Charity Clay - UNCF Mellon Fellow and assistant professor of Sociology; Xavier University of Louisiana

Maria Garcia Squicciarini - CEO of the Social and Human Sciences Sector; UNESCO