Justice. Repair. Community.
Reparations are due.
The Reparations Stakeholder Authority of Asheville (RSAA) serves as a Reparations Finance Authority, overseeing some of the distribution of monetary reparations to Black citizens in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Beyond financial transactions, our mission extends to empowering and uplifting our local Black communities while addressing the enduring impacts of systemic racism and discriminatory practices.
At RSAA, we envision a future where the United States of America has fully reckoned with the historical atrocities of chattel slavery, the transatlantic slave trade, redlining, and other forms of systemic racism. Through our work, which includes education around reparative justice and programming, we aim to foster healing, justice, and equity, paving the way for a society where all individuals can thrive, free from the burdens of past injustices.
Our Initiatives
Community Education
In collaboration with local organizations, we design and facilitate opportunities for Black residents of Buncombe County to learn more about reparations so they can be informed participants in local reparations efforts.
RSAA Reparations Fund
We invite individuals, families and institutions who would like to provide monetary reparations to Buncombe County’s Black residents to donate to the RSAA’s Reparations Fund. Decisions about how funds are distributed will be made by RSAA’s Black Membership Stakeholders.
Asheville Truth and Reconciliation Process
Reparations is about much more than money. Reparations requires that we confront and reckon with the hard parts of our past so that we can move forward to a more peaceful and connected future. The RSAA will design and execute a local Truth and Reconciliation process to support emotional healing in our communities.