National Reparations - Elevating Public Discourse

The Braxton Institute for Sustainability, Resiliency, and Joy has prioritized Reparations education since its founding, grounded in generations of justice work. For founder Dr. Joanne M. Braxton—a fourth-generation Legacy Lakelander and descendant of Lakeland, MD founder John C. Johnson—Reparations activism is both ancestral and personal. The Institute’s trauma-informed approach addresses historical and intergenerational harm, moral injury, and the ongoing impact of systemic injustice. Across all efforts, the Braxton Institute cultivates inclusive, transformative justice rooted in history, relationship, and the pursuit of collective healing and joy.

Links:

• Braxton Institute’s Dialogues on Resisting and Thriving

• Facilitating dialogue among Black farmers, ministers, activists and long-haul truck drivers advocating for Land Justice

• Teaching and lecturing on Reparations and restorative justice in universities, law schools, theological schools, and churches 

• Video and photos are available somewhere

• The sermon is available somewhere

• 400 Years of African American History

• Juneteenth 2024

• FirstRepair Evanston Conferences