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The Jersey City Free Public Library (JCFPL) hosted a moderated discussion on the New Jersey Reparations Council’s (NJRC) groundbreaking report, "For Such a Time as This: The Nowness of Reparations for Black People in New Jersey," on Friday, November 7 at Five Corners Branch Library.

The report represents the culmination of an intensive two-year study by the Council examining New Jersey’s deep yet often overlooked history of slavery and its lasting effects—and serves as a powerful call for transformative change through reparations.

This important conversation was moderated by Jean-Pierre Brutus, PhD, Esq., Senior Counsel for the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. Panelists included Taja-Nia Henderson, PhD, Esq., Co-Chair of the NJRC and Rutgers Law Professor, and Walter Greason, PhD, Director of the NJRC Economic Justice Committee, DeWitt Wallace Distinguished Professor of History at Macalester College, and Founding President of the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation.

The Jersey City Free Public Library was honored to host this vital discussion, reflecting our commitment to Lifelong Learning by providing our community with engaging and insightful conversations on history, equity, and justice.