Reparations: Is The Time Right Now? Harold Fisher January 17, 2020 at 8:38 pm in PODCASTS, The Daily Drum Insight Segment Tweet Before he was assassinated civil rights icon Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke about the issue of reparations for the descendants of slaves in America. Last year on Capitol Hill, a high-profile hearing on reparations was also held. So far there’s been no movement by federal lawmakers on this issue. Ahead of MLK Day we’re discussing the idea of reparations. AUDIO: http://whur.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/DD-REPARATIONS.mp3 Resources: Event: MLK and the Case for Reparations Guests: Dr. Dana Williams, Professor of African-American Literature, Interim Dean, Howard University Graduate School Dr. Greg Carr, Chair, Afro-American History, Howard University Tags: Afro-American History, Dr. Dana Williams, Dr. Greg Carr, Howard University, Howard University Graduate School, Interim Dean, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Professor of African-American Literature, reparations, Slavery