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.
Hold on, females and only females should get reparations. They have been and still are abused, killed, enslaved by every culture and every RACE.
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Stop already! You have had over a hundred years to assemble. You are not slaves or have you ever been a Slave. We are not Slave holders and have never been Slave Owners. Cut the c**p and go to work for what you want. I refuse to pay for something someone did way before I was born.
This is a professor??? Why not teach your people how to go to college, get a job and respect what has been done for them not expect everything for nothing.
Why don’t these idiots get real that no one in this century had slaves get over it
What u give is what u get, u give nothing u should get nothing, but MLB think that give nothing and get everything, not a good thought for the children, how can they grow??
PAY BACK WHITES FOR PAYING FOR YOUR BIRTH FOOD HOUSING AND LIFE THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT PAYING MORE
who is this idiot
Janet Miller and you must be one using the government to supply your living if you disagree with him
How long was he a SLAVE????????