AARN is a leading research and advocacy organization for U.S. racial justice.
AARN supports those engaged at the grassroots, regional and state levels in promoting racial justice for specific instances of U.S. historical wrongdoings by undertaking and facilitating multidisciplinary research, capacity-building, education, and legal advocacy. We are a collaboration among the Thurgood Marshall Center at Howard University’s School of Law, Washington, DC, and the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Promoting Reparation Efforts
AARN seeks to address racial injustice through the pursuit of reparations.
We provide technical assistance to local redress efforts through research, capacity-building, advocacy, and education.
Learn about our collaborations with Evanston, IL Restorative Housing Program, Brown Grove Preservation Group, VA, Africatown, AL.
Mapping Local Reparations

We are documenting community redress efforts across the country. Explore specific historical injustices, historical eras, reparations and individual states
AARN Blog

Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved (DSLUE)
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The Legacy of Colored School No. 4 with Eric K. Washington
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Mapping Updates!
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Reparations 2022 Conference
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AARN @ Undesign the Redline
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Reparations 2022 Conference
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Descendant: An Africatown Documentary
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Brown Grove, Virginia Call to Action
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Bringing the Darkness to the Light: A Lantern Walk for Africatown, AL
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What’s Happening Now

ACTEC: The Fight for Justice, Reparations and Bruce’s Beach
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PBS Video: In environmental justice battle, church anchors Brown Grove
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“Equity, Equality, and Repair”: the African-American Redress Network’s Mission: THE EYE
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Professor Justin Hansford elected to serve on the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
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Government Accountability Office to study disparities in benefits associated with race and ethnicity
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California Department of Justice
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N’COBRA report, The Harm Is to Our Genes
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Africatown Heritage house
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Our Work



Join the Network
Our network provides vital resources and research for racial redress efforts, and includes many local, regional and national racial justice organizations. We hope you can join our great network of activists, academics and policy makers.