Aria Florant

Nov 19, 2024 | ssir.org | Aria Florant

Kindred Creation: Parables and Paradigms for Freedom Aida Mariam Davis 224 pages, North Atlantic Books, 2024 Buy the book » The past decade has brought real progress on racial justice in the United States.

Apr 2, 2024 | ssir.org | Nicole Carty |Aria Florant |Vikas Maturi

Since the insurrection at the capitol building on January 6, a common refrain in the United States has been that the country’s democracy is “under threat.” And yet, hasn’t democracy always been under threat in the United States? Perhaps, to put it more precisely, it has never existed.

Nov 20, 2023 | philanthropynewsdigest.org | Tonyel Edwards |Ivy Nyayieka |Aria Florant

In the US, momentum for reparations is building as the nation grapples with a history of policies that created and sustained racial inequity. Currently, reparations and racial repair activities are happening across all 50 states. In 2021, Evanston, Illinois, became the first city in the US to create a reparations plan for its Black residents in the form of housing grants targeting some of the population affected by housing discrimination.

Sep 27, 2023 | ssir.org | Aria Florant |Tonyel Edwards |Cora Daniels |Alexandra Williams

Today in the United States, if the wealth of white households remained stagnant, it would take Black families 228 years to catch up. That is more than 10 generations. Let that sink in a moment. It is a simple data point with a profound implication. The consequence of centuries of history, with harms that will last for centuries to come without meaningful actions now.