In movies with characters who have a disability, the role should always be first considered for people who have the same disability, have lived these experiences and are able to accurately portray them. We need to approach this situation with solutions, so people no longer have to suffer misrepresentation or lack of representation when watching a character they wanted to relate to.

Panelists discussed the plight of and reparations for the descendants of enslaved African individuals in a symposium at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground on Friday entitled “Restorative Justice and Societal Repair: Global Racism and Reparations.”