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 $40 trillion on the sum allegedly due blacks as a result of the oppression he claims they have suffered. In another case, a Congressman has introduced legislation to mandate reparations for slavery.
It’s a radical idea as explored on page two.
I will gladly pay reparations to any black person that was a slave prior to 1866. Just have them get in touch with me.
Asses like you keep the hatred going. Stop it it will never happen just drive a wedge further between people. Linda
so many more morons! where do they crawl out of?
No this is very wrong!
No
You want something from me .. good luck getting it
Blacks should stop their pity party and go out and contribute to society
No hand out, no way
Checks in the mail
Screw you not getting$#%&!@*dom me
blacks should pay for all the damage they cause during looting too