This week’s Race + Power newsletter focuses on acknowledging the trauma of the past to move toward a more prosperous future. First, New Jersey was the last Northern state to ban slavery—and now the New Jersey Reparations Council is pushing for action to address the wrongs of the past and their enduring impacts. Next, health and wellness are inextricably linked to wealth. Increased wealth by means of a reparations package could close the racial wealth gap and target the health issues that often stem from intergenerational trauma with which Black Americans live. Then, from the third season of “Off the Hook,” episode five continues an exploration of cancel culture. Finally, Invisible No More: Voices from Native America, a collection of stories by Native American leaders, is out now!