Panel Event In Montclair Will Discuss Slavery ‘Reparations 101’

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Montclair Public Library. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site. On Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m., the Montclair Public Library will present “NJ Reparations 101: A Panel Discussion,” which will address the basics of reparations for Black Americans in New Jersey, the last Northern state to abolish slavery. What are reparations? What would they look like? Why New Jersey? Why now? The program is co-presented by The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, The Universalist Unitarian Congregation at Montclair and NAACP Montclair. The program is free but registration is required. Register to attend at adultschool.org. “The library aims to be a place where our community can explore the difficult questions of our time,” says Library Director Janet Torsney. “We’re honored to host an extraordinary group of people to discuss this important topic.” Speakers include: Jean-Pierre Brutus, Esq. is a senior counsel in the Economic Justice Program at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. He leads the Institute’s reparations advocacy. He was a member of the Reparations Narrative Lab and represented the Institute as a community fellow on the Rutgers- Newark Crafting...