Righting Societys Past Wrongs: How Late is Too Late to Repair?

Published: Dec. 12, 2022, 1 p.m.

b'Can righting society\'s past wrongs help us heal from historical harm? Many people argue that America\\u2019s past mistakes, particularly its treatment of African Americans and indigenous peoples, have had consequences we\\u2019ve never reckoned with. Others argue that former injustices happened so long ago we should just move on. In this podcast episode, we explore two authors\\u2019 frameworks for personal reparations, the history of South Africa\\u2019s truth and reconciliation commission, and a Jewish perspective on repentance and repair.\\n\\nPodcast Guests:\\nSharon Leslie Morgan, founder of Our Black Ancestry and co-author of "Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade"\\n\\nTom DeWolf, director and manager at Coming to the Table and co-author of "Gather at the Table"\\n\\nEric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, professor in the School of Public Affairs at University of Arkansas, Little Rock\\n\\nRabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author of "On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World"'