The Braxton Institute co-creates collective strategies
to repair and heal harms and traumas of historically oppressed communities
and to lift up legacies of resistance and joy.
Harm Report Released: A Milestone for Lakeland Reparations
The release of Restorative Justice for Lakeland: A Report of Historical Harms, Contemporary Impacts, and Policies for Redress marks a milestone in a long and ongoing struggle. It also marks something more: an affirmation of presence, memory, and power. It is now impossible to erase Lakeland from its history—or from its future.
Braxton Institute Golden Repair Fellows Circle of Care
has launched with a cohort of 12 Reparations practitioners. Golden Repair Fellows are leaders of nonprofits, members of commissions, chairs of commissions, administrators, therapists, artists and founders spread across the geographic boundaries of the United States.
Reparations
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The Braxton Institute’s Reparations work addresses repair at every level of human experience within a global context of justice and liberation.
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Featured in NBC4 Special
The Braxton Institute continues to lead the conversation on reparative justice and community restoration, as highlighted in a recent NBC4 special.
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On Tuesday October 7, 2025 the Braxton Institute pulled together a remarkable group of local, regional, and national reparations leaders to witness a historic presentation by the College Park Restorative Justice Commission to the College Park, Maryland City Council. “The Way Forward Towards Restorative Justice in College Park” is a comprehensive range of initiatives that, when carried out, will make good the City’s promise for repair.