What If Healing Is The Real Reparations with Daniel G. Harvell (USA/Mexico)

About this episode

Dr. King interviews Daniel G. Harvell about the implications of a recent UN vote on the transatlantic slave trade and its significance for the African diaspora.

Send us Fan Mail A UN vote on the transatlantic slave trade sounds like distant diplomacy until you look at the scoreboard and ask what it reveals about conscience, power, and denial. We sit down with Daniel G. Harvell, a lifelong traveller and researcher originally from Detroit, to break down what happened at the United Nations, why the resolution matters even without legal teeth, and why the pattern of yes votes, no votes, and abstentions still lands like a message to the African diaspora. ...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King

Guest: Daniel G. Harvell

Topics covered

• reparations
• healing
• UN resolution
• African diaspora
• diplomacy
• social justice

Keywords

• reparations
• healing
• UN vote
• transatlantic slave trade
• African diaspora
• social justice
• diplomacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Nations

Places: USA, Mexico, Detroit

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