Overview
- State Department officials said the forum promoted “victim based social policies” that they argue conflict with the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection clause.
- Principal spokesman Tommy Pigott said the United States would no longer “lend its credibility to racist organizations” and announced the withdrawal.
- The forum has advocated a “global reparations agenda” to compensate Africa and the African diaspora for historical injustices including slavery, colonialism, apartheid and genocide.
- Its statements link racial equity to climate policy and contend that only “reparatory justice” can address “technology-enabled racism” in areas such as artificial intelligence.
- Justin Hansford, a Howard University law professor who served as the sole U.S.-based member since March 2022, has left the position, and his past advocacy has been cited in coverage surrounding the move.