Research and tools

Research, worksheets, and narrative briefs created during the first iteration of the
Reparations Narrative Lab.

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Narrative Briefs and Audience Research

Below, you'll find narrative briefs that showcase a range of viewpoints on various topics from leaders within the movement, as well as research regarding public perceptions and our target audiences.

Narrative Brief: The Global Nature of Reparations by Dr. Akinyele Umoja Narrative Brief: Behind Reparations Lies Truth by Dr. Gail Christopher Narrative Brief: History as a Site of Repair by Nkechi Taifa Narrative Brief: Reparations as a Political, Cultural, and Economic Project by Dr. Marcus Hunter Narrative Brief: Movements of Hope: Abolition and Reparations in These Times by Dr. David Ragland and Trevor Smith Narrative Brief: Closing the Hope Gap by Liberation Ventures Harmony Labs Audience Research Reparations Polling Round-up by Liberation Ventures Narrative Brief: Moving Beyond Making the Case by Liberation Ventures

Webinars and Presentations

Research, worksheets, narrative briefs, and webinars created during with Reparations Narrative Lab.

Reparations Narrative Lab Overview Webinar

RadComms Webinar: Building a Transformative Narrative for Reparations

Framing to change the world

The worksheets below will help you explore each of the narrative areas of opportunity listed in the narrative house, in order to support your storytelling on reparations.

Cycle-Breaking, World -Making

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For guidance about how to put equity at the heart of your storytelling, see these excellent resources from the BROKE project:
‍Self-care For Storytellers and Putting Systems In Your Stories.

Republished with permission from the BROKE project