Nkechi Taifa
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Reparations: An Issue Whose Time Has Come
This powerful presentation is based off of Taifa's riveting TEDx talk of the same title. Reparations for Black people, once fringe, has now captured the imagination of faith, academic and civic groups, as well as corporations, cities, states, and the federal government. Taifa's presentation shows that reparations is fundamental to a long overdue national reckoning of race in America. This keynote presentation is essential for university lectures, boardroom discussions, and government and corporate employee educational events.
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How One Black Lawyer Went from Doubting Herself to 'Planting Seeds' for Future Generations
Nkechi Taifa is the founder and CEO of The Taifa Group LLC, a social enterprise firm on a mission to advance justice. Growing up in Washington D.C. during the height of the civil rights and Black Power movement, Taifa, 65, quickly realized she wanted to be a voice for the Black community. After earning her law degree, she went on to work for a number of progressive organizations, including the Women's Legal Defense Fund, now known as the National Partnership for Women and Girls, and the ACLU. Today, she leads the Justice Roundtable, an advocacy coalition that pushes for federal criminal justice policy reform. In September she released a memoir called Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice. This is her story, as told to PEOPLE.
Speakers Magazine Unveils Special Black History Month Issue Featuring Nkechi Taifa, Esq.
The esteemed publication for empowering speakers and communicators, Speakers Magazine, proudly announces the release of its special Black History Month issue. This edition places the spotlight on the acclaimed advocate for justice and reparations, Nkechi Taifa, Esq., adorning the cover with her compelling presence.
Racial justice coalition demands that Biden order study of reparations
May 5, 2022 ... Nkechi Taifa, director of the Reparation Education Project, which signed Wednesday's letter, said the federal government is lagging behind state and local ...
Books by Nkechi Taifa
“Reparations On Fire: How and Why It's Spreading Across America” (2022)
Reparations On Fire: How and Why It's Spreading Across America
“Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice” (2022)
Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice
“Shining Legacy Paperback ” (2021)
This new revised color edition of Shining Legacy comes 38 years after the original 1983 black and white publication. Shining Legacy showcases Black heroes and heroines that were under-represented in books for young people at the time, such as Denmark Vesey, who master-minded an elaborate rebellion to free enslaved people, and Joseph Cinque, who led a rebellion on a slave ship. The book highlights Paul Robeson and Marcus Garvey, and embraces the military genius Toussaint L'Ouverture. It also features enlightening storypoems highlighting freedom-fighting women -- Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Rosa Parks. And the story of the hero pivotal to the author's consciousness, Malcolm X. Through Shining Legacy Nkechi Taifa provides much-needed identity, purpose and direction for Black youth through original epics, ballads, sagas and tales depicting Black historical and cultural wealth; and poignant illustrations bring these freedom fighters of the past to life.
“Three Tales of Wisdom” (2021)
Three Tales of Wisdom
“The Adventures of Kojo and Ama” (2021)
The Adventures of Kojo and Ama
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