Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, Executive Director of the Restitution Study Group, a 24-year-old New York City-based reparatory justice organization, recently visited Washington, D.C. on a mission to pray for justice for enslaved ancestors, truth, and the future of Afrodescendants. The visit was in anticipation of an upcoming decision by the US Supreme Court to review a writ of certiorari challenging the Smithsonian’s transfer of 29 Benin bronzes to Nigeria.
Farmer-Paellmann tours the controversial Benin bronze exhibit displaying 8 of 9 bronzes “on loan” at the Smithsonian. She highlights hidden and misleading information in the museum captions and carries the spirit of her enslaved ancestors to the Supreme Court with hope that justice will prevail.
The journey to D.C. is highlighted in a new video series entitled “The Benin Bronzes Chronicles,” edited by Tylon Washington, with the first episode, Journey to Justice, now available for viewing here:
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