National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America

De National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N'COBRA) be an organization dat advocate for financial compensation for de descendants of former slaves insyd de United States.

 History 
De National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations insyd America (N'COBRA) dey start on September 26, 1987. Na e main goal be to share information den work toward getting reparations for slavery insyd de United States. De group be founded by Imari Obadele den Chokwe Lumumba. Oda groups dat help start N'COBRA include de National Conference of Black Lawyers, de New Afrikan Peoples Organization, den de Republic of New Afrika.

Insyd 1994, N'COBRA hold a big meeting insyd Detroit. Na one of de speakers be Queen Mother Moore, who help start de Republic of New Afrika.

 Organizational structure 
N'COBRA do ein work through nine main national groups:

 Economic Development
 Human Resources
 Legal Strategies
 Legislation
 Information and Media
 Membership and Organizational Growth
 International Affairs
 Youth
 Education
There be three types of members insyd N'COBRA: individual members, local den national chapters, den partner organizations. N'COBRA has members across de United States (like insyd Philadelphia) den sanso insyd parts of Africa, Europe, Central den South America, den de Caribbean.

De organization dey lead by a national board of directors.

 Positions 
De National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations insyd America (N'COBRA) says ein mission be to seek justice den repair for de harms caused by slavery.

...to win full Reparations for Black African Descendants dey reside insyd de United States den ein territories for de genocidal war against Africans dat create de TransAtlantic Slave "Trade" Chattel Slavery, Jim Crow den Chattel Slavery ein continuing vestiges (de Maafa). To dat end, NCOBRA shall organize den mobilize all strata of these Black communities, into an effective mass-based reparations movement. NCOBRA dey sanso serve as a coordinating body for de reparations effort insyd de United States. Further, through ein leadership role insyd de reparations movement insyd de United States den ein territories, NCOBRA recognize reparations be a just demand for all African peoples den shall join plus odas insyd building de international reparations movement.

Since at least 2017, N'COBRA has pushed for reparations to be given through rebuilding den improving Black communities, rather than giving money directly to individuals whose ancestors be enslaved.

Insyd 2022, Taiwo Kujichagulia-Seitu from N'COBRA dey explain dat de group ein goal be to achieve “full repair” for de damage caused by slavery.
It can't just be a check. So one of the biggest things in terms of full repair is we have to eliminate that myth of white supremacy.... [L]et's pretend every Black person in this country was given land and that we were able to ... start catching up economically. That would not eliminate that myth of white supremacy, which means, the minute we're off our land, we could still be profiled by the police..., we would still have certain harms done to us. So when we talk about full repair, we have to look at solutions that target every single issue. And financial payments or money is not enough to fully repair what has gone wrong as a result of enslavement and colonization and now this belief in racism.

 Juneteenth 
Since de early 1990s, N'COBRA dey celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday dat marks de end of slavery insyd de United States.

H.R. 40

H.R. 40 be a bill insyd Congress called de Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act. E be first introduced insyd 1989 by Representatives John Conyers (D-MI) den Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), den e has been reintroduced insyd every Congress since then.RIVAS, REBECCA (June 17, 2022). "Reparations for Black Americans seeing unprecedented national support, advocates say: As Juneteenth nears, civil rights groups call on president to sign executive order to begin reparations process". Missouri Independent.

Insyd 2001, N'COBRA officially dey support H.R. 40. At dat time, de group, along plus ein lead legal advisor Adjoa Aiyetoro, sana be preparing a lawsuit against de U.S. government to demand reparations.

 2016 Movement for Black Lives policy platform 
Insyd August 2016, de Movement for Black Lives, a group connect to de Black Lives Matter movement, released a policy platform focused on reparations. De platform dey include six main demands den 40 policy ideas. Ein name be reparations for the long-term harm caused by slavery den for more support for education den jobs for African Americans. Reuters praised de platform as de first time dat Black-led groups dey connect to de Black Lives Matter movement had come together to create a detailed deni united policy plan.

 Criticism 
Some people say dat N'COBRA has not made much progress insyd pushing for reparations insyd de United States. For example, reparations expert William A. Darity Jr. said dat N'COBRA ein plans will not lead to a reparations program dat gives direct payments to Black Americans who are descendants of slavery insyd de U.S.

 Well-known Current den Former Members 
 Imari Obadele — co-founder
 Chokwe Lumumba — co-founder
 James FormanSinha, Manisha (September 20, 2019). "The Long History of American Slavery Reparations: From the colonial era to today, the bitter legacy of bondage and racial oppression has sparked demands for compensation, with some successes and many broken promises". Wall Street Journal.
 Efia Nwangaza - National co-chair
 Adjoa Aiyetoro — chief legal consultant
 Robin Rue Simmons — lifetime member
 Conrad Worrill — economic development commissioner
 Sanso see 

 H.R. 40 — Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
 H.R. 40 Wikiquotes
 American Descendants of Slavery
 Mayors Organized for Reparations and Equity
 National African American Reparations Commission
 Civil Liberties Act of 1988 — reparations to Japanese Americans interned by the United States government during World War II)
 Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany (1952)

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 External links 
 Official website
 N'COBRA legacy site

Category:African-American organizations
Category:American reparationists
Category:Organizations dem establish insyd 1987
Category:Reparations for slavery insyd de United States