Quakers are known as abolitionists, but early Quakers in Barbados were slaveholders. Because of that, the members of Green Street Friends Meeting in Germantown felt they have a debt to pay for the wealth inequity that has built up over generations. They’ve committed to giving $50,000 per year for ten years in the form of homeownership grants to Black families in the community. Racquel Williams talks with the head of their reparations committee and co-director of reparationWorks, Rebecca Grant, about how this works and why the group decided to take reparations into their own hands.
Then, on Shara in the City, “Survivor” comes to Philly! The original reality show held an open call for its 53rd season, and Shara Dae Howard stopped by to see who thinks they’re up for the challenge.
