In these troubled times, where we are witnessing first-hand the ravages that the afterlives of colonialism and slavery continue to wreak upon society, the International Network of Scholars and Activists for Afrikan Reparations (INOSAAR) would like to send a message of solidarity and support to all of our members, as well as those on our mailing list and beyond. We hope you are well and safe.
Written by Daivi Rodima-Taylor (Boston University, African Studies Center) and Joyce Hope Scott (Boston University, African American Studies Program and the International Network of Scholars and Activists for Afrikan Reparatons, INOSAAR)
Hawé, Hawé, Hawé. The King has traveled to Allada!! A great tree has fallen in the forest!!
“Family, family, family, when great trees fall,” and “rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses… even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear” (“When Great Trees Fall, Rocks on Distant Hills Shudder,” Poet Maya Angelou Remembers Jazz Pioneer Max Roach).
It is exactly one year since many of us gathered together in Porto-Novo, Benin, for the international conference on reparations.
Dr. Joyce Hope Scott, co-founder of INOSAAR has presented a report for the Expert workshop on Reparations, racial justice and equality on INOSAAR's origins, principles and activities to date.
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