In a movement reminiscent of the affirmative action debates in the 1970’s, there exists today demands that white Americans pay reparations to African-Americans for centuries of black slavery as well as oppression that persisted even after slavery was abolished in American 150 years ago.
One difference between the two is that while affirmative action required that business and educational institutions take specific actions to to expand the pool of minorities applying for jobs and offer them preferential treatment in the hiring process, the reparations movement would demand that white Americans set aside a portion of their money to be used as direct payment to minorities as compensation for alleged damages they have suffered because of their race.
One African-American professor has gone so far as to place a value of $40 trillion on the sum allegedly due blacks as a result of the oppression he claims they have suffered. In another case, a Congressman has introduced legislation to mandate reparations for slavery.
It’s a radical idea as explored on page two.
Whites already paid with there lives you moron! We owe nothing.
LOL
U people need to get a life an stop acting as if u were slaves cause none of u ever were u just want free money
My great great grandfather died south west of St. Louis, fighting in the union Calvary along with his son. I think I paid my dues with family blood.
Where do you get all these stupid ideas that whites need to pay “anything ” to blacks ?????
GET YOUR REPARATIONS FROM THE MUSLIMS, THAT SOLD YOU INTO SLAVERY.
I just left you a deposit, in the porta-potty
Another nobody flapping his mouth.
Total Bull$#%&!@*Professor You like Me NEVER knew a Slave ! Yep some of my Irish Ancestors were Slaves BUT We’re not looking For a Handout or FREEBIES ! Your a Disgrace to the Human Race !
F**k you