Imagining a Future of Repair: SAARC Launches "Days to Come" Reading Challenge
The Seattle King County African American Reparations Committee (SAARC) is inviting you to engage in a profound civic dialogue through the "Days to Come" Reading Challenge. Running through Juneteenth, the challenge is centered on a critical question for the region: How can the community imagine and achieve reparations for King County Black communities?
The "Days to Come" Reading Challenge is structured around three simple but impactful steps:
READ “The Days to Come” comic about Dr. King’s vision before Juneteenth 2026 here.
DISCUSS the message within your community while meditating on what reparations could look like locally. Use the comic as a tool to ignite meaningful dialogue.
ACT by letting local officials in King County and Washington State know that you want to see the new reparation harms report move to the policy table before 2030. This is a chance for schools, non-profits, government departments, faith-based groups, and individuals to join a shared conversation that is truly about making history a living, breathing movement.
The reading challenge draws inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision, which moved beyond merely ending unfair laws to imagining clear policy frameworks where Black people could finally receive what is needed to live full and dignified lives in a greater society where everyone thrives.
Furthermore, the initiative seeks to foster intergenerational understanding by using the new SAARC comic to bring Black History alive for both students and Black Civil Rights elders. It’s an especially meaningful project for King County, which, as the only U.S. county named to honor Dr. King and one of the only with majority support for reparations across racial groups, is uniquely positioned to lead this exciting civic journey.
Graphic courtesy of SAARC
To inspire your discussions, consider the following questions:
Dr. King writes about economically repairing the damage caused by racism, not just ending unfair laws. What kind of repair do you think Black communities still need today?
In “The Days to Come,” Dr. King imagined a Bill of Rights for the Disadvantaged. What do you think that bill might look like?
Dr. King believed that justice requires real action. What are the steps you see our government and institutions taking to make reparations to Black communities?
With all the tensions of our present moment, how can working on reparations as a civic project bring us all together as a greater society?
Register for the reading challenge with your name and email address here. To learn more about SAARC, visit saarcpnw.org.
Happy reading, contemplating, discussing!
