Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Journey to Racial Justice and Restorative Justice 1
Chapter 2 Ubuntu: The Indigenous Ethos of Restorative Justice 17
Indigenous Wisdom and Justice 19
Resurgence of Indigenous Knowledges 21
Restorative Justice and African Indigenous Justice 22
Chapter 3 Integrating Racial Justice and Restorative Justice 30
Race and Racism in the United States 31
Restorative Justice as a Social Movement 35
Race and Social Movements 36
Race Matters in Restorative Justice Practice 37
Healing Matters in Racial Justice Movements 38
Chapter 4 Race, Restorative Justice, and Schools 42
Education as a Liberatory Practice 44
Zero Tolerance School Discipline 45
Racial Disparities 46
Restorative Justice in Schools 48
Tips for Reducing Racial Disparities in School Discipline 52
Conclusion 57
Chapter 5 Restorative Justice and Transforming Mass Incarceration 58
Roots of the US Punishment System 59
Chain Gangs and Peonage 62
Abolition of Debt Slavery 63
The Neo-Slavery of Mass Incarceration 63
Prison Activism and Abolitionism 66
Restorative Justice and Mass Incarceration 69
Integrating Activism and Restorative Justice 71
Chapter 6 Toward a Racial Reckoning: Imagining a Truth Process for Police Violence 73
Police Violence 74
The Truth and Reconciliation Model 75
Toward a US Truth Process to Address Police Violence 80
Holistic Approaches 83
Envisioned Outcomes 85
Truth and Reconciliation 86
Conclusion 86
Chapter 7 A Way Forward 88
Introduction 88
Facing and Repairing History's Pain 89
Evolution of My Ideas about Justice 92
Notes 97
Acknowledgments 111
About the Author 112
