UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent · Geneva, April 2026
Free Virtual Event · Open Worldwide

Who Owns
Your Ancestor's
Legacy?

The pottery of David Drake — created in chains — sells at auction for hundreds of thousands of dollars. His descendants get nothing. Join a global conversation about who has the right to reclaim what was taken.

Date
April 13, 2026
Monday
Time
12 PM PT · 3 PM ET
9:00 PM Geneva (CEST)
Where
Online · Zoom
Captions: EN · ES · FR · PT
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Reparations isn't only about money — it's about returning stolen stories, stolen names, and stolen art to the people they came from.

Art Created Under Slavery
Who profits today from masterworks made by enslaved hands — and how that must change.
Genealogy as Evidence
How descendant communities use archival research to establish legal and moral ownership claims.
Municipal Reparations
From the Ebony Beach Club in Santa Monica to communities across the US — restitution in practice.
A Global Model
Scalable pathways to restore stolen legacies to descendant communities around the world.
KF
Kellie Farrish
Genealogist, Historian & Founder
Reparative Genealogy
YB
Yaba Baker
Founder & Digital Storyteller
Just Like Me World · DescendantsofDave.org
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