GBH News’ Saraya Wintersmith sits down with Michael Curry, Anthony Van Der Meer, and Joyce Hope Scott to discuss reparations as a tool to address injustice, Boston’s history of slavery, and the ongoing fight for civil rights for Black people. The interview was recorded live at the 2023 NAACP National Convention in Boston. More information on the panelists can be found here: Michael Curry, President of Mass. League of Community Health Centers https://naacp.org/people/michael-curry Anthony Van Der Meer, Senior Lecturer in Africana Studies at UMass Boston Joyce Hope Scott, Clinical Professor in African American & Black Diaspora Studies at Boston University https://www.bu.edu/afam/profile/joyce-hope-scott/ Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:41 Have Black People Made Progress since 1963? 4:12 Equity and The Emergence of Reparations 8:55 Defining ‘Reparations’ 16:26 Boston’s Ties to Slavery 25:49 Cultural Change & Rematriation 33:04 The Role of Government 39:32 The Role of Legacy Civil Rights Organizations 44:15 Advice for Future Generations GBH News is a premier source for in-depth local news and original story telling based in Boston, Massachusetts. Subscribe to the GBH YouTube channel: null. Follow GBH News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbhnews/ Like GBH News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gbhnews/ Follow GBH News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GBHNews Follow GBH News on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@gbhnews Want the most important local news of the day delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for The Wake Up, our Morning Edition newsletter: https://www.wgbh.org/news/newsletters/. Help us keep bringing you the local news that matters to YOU, right here on YouTube. Donate today: https://bit.ly/3MJ09Fm