Roundtable Discussions at Pittsburgh's Kingsley Association
The Issue of Reparations
Working in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon's Professor Joe Trotter and his participation in a national “ (CDF),” Carnegie Mellon’s Program for Deliberative Democracy developed and implemented a “Deliberative Forum on the Issue of Reparations.” The agenda for the Forum emerged from two retreats sponsored by ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ's Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies & the Economy (CAUSE).
The Forum was held on September 23rd, 2023 at the in the Larimer neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Participants had access to a Discussion Guide and participated in moderated, roundtable conversations along with a plenary Q&A session with a Resource Panel. Results of this Forum along with the Discussion Guide are available here for download.
This work is part of a larger, national initiative led by Dr. Earl Lewis of the . Ten colleges and universities including Historical Black campuses participated in a 3 year Andrew Mellon grant program. The effort also included the production of a PBS documentary entitled , co-produced by WQED.