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Justin Hansford

Washington, D.C.
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Human Rights Lawyer, Founder and Executive Director of @HU_TMCRC. Elected Member of the UN Permanent Forum for People of African Descent
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Let Reparations Ring

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By Justin Hansford, Aine Creedon
| Nonprofit Quarterly Verified
Image Credit: The Quiet Atlas and Jan Meeus on Unsplash As America celebrated its quarter-millennium, the words of the Declaration of Independence once again echoed: “Created equal.” “Unalienable rights.” “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” But celebration—without repair—rings hollow. We believe that reparations are what justice looks like in the 21st century. As lawyers for the movement, we will defend these programs, not because reparations alone can solve every wound in this country.
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Trump Just Helped Make the Case for Reparations for Black People

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By Justin Hansford, Adom Cooper
| The Root Verified
On May 18, 2026, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, who now runs the United States Department of Justice, announced a $1.7 billion settlement with President Trump, drawn from public coffers, after the IRS disclosed his tax returns during his 2016 presidential campaign. The president wasted no time declaring how he would deploy this self-dealt windfall: as reparations for the January 6 rioters.
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Why 2025 Must Be the Year of Leaving No One Behind

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By Helen Bond, Justin Hansford, Sdsn Usa, Deepa Vedavyas
| Sustainable Development Solutions Network Verified
This article was originally published in IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub. The central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its SDGs is to “leave no one behind” (LNOB). It requires an unequivocal commitment by UN Member States to not only eradicate poverty, but to end discrimination and exclusion along the lines of race, gender, and other layers of identity.
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