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.
No we should no black today was a slave
Let me know the account number so I can start sending money…….NOT!!!!
First pay back anything that was giving to them free housing food Healthcare utilizes etc pay back every northern person who fought for their freedom all rail readers and for all the defamation of character to myfamily who weren’t even in this land until 1916 after that you can’t get what’s left
I agree better they the racist ones lumping all whites together
I know they should be thanking white people for bring them out of Africa that is worse
Hey who people don’t want to get an education people don’t want to get off the couch and get a job I don’t think so in you need to shut up looks like you or given opportunity here in this country people who want to work for it can get it
Right – Let me write you a heck – LOL
Happening as we speak! Housing, welfare, foodstamps , insurance and free phones! DONE!
Yvonne Abark Truthfully, I have no color preference with people. Some are friends, some aren’t, and other are outright enemies. And, from what I know in my lifetime, I appreciate the FACT of equality whether people embrace it or not. In my opinion, Whites and Blacks…and any other color, owe each other nothing, but mutual respect. It you want to jump into the past in time capsule, go ahead and face the time in real time. Making a case out of context of time, which has included emancipation and great strides to unite our country, basking in the words of the Great Rev, Martin Luther King.: “This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with a new meaning, “My country, ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim’s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.” And if America is to be a great nation this must become true.” Aug 28, 2008. Don’t try to tell me he was crazy and that this was and is not etched indelibly into history!!
Pay me$#%&!@*