Lotte's and Briayna's Bios
Lotte Lieb Dula
After discovering that she was a descendant of slaveholders, Lotte Lieb Dula, retired financial strategist, co-founded Reparations 4 Slavery, a portal for white families walking the path of direct repair. Lotte collaborates with reparationists nationwide, often focusing on helping white audiences understand the historical context of the racial wealth gap and the need to engage in reparative genealogy. She is a founding donor of Reparations Circle Denver.
Briayna Cuffie
Briayna Cuffie is the co-founder and equity advisor for the R4S portal. With co-founder Lotte Lieb Dula, she has created a guide to reparative genealogy to assist both Black and white people in tracing their ancestry. Briayna serves her community as a local historian, genealogist, and educator. She works as a strategist, political advocate, and civil servant specializing in international relations from Annapolis, MD.
Lotte and portal co-founder Briayna Cuffie are two of the subjects of a recent PBS documentary, The Cost of Inheritance. Directed by Yoruba Richen, the film explores the complex issue of reparations in the United States and takes a personal approach to understanding our history, systemic injustices, and inequities.
