Originally posted on News One:
Since writer and cultural critic http://kyleschen.com/2012/06/13/the-way-to-be-god/ Ta-Nehisi Coates made his compelling “Case For Reparations” in The Atlantic, it has been a hot-button topic and the questions have come fast and furious.
What is reparations? What should it look like? How has slavery and subsequent systems of oppression had a continuing impact on Black Americans?
Will the United States ever pay reparations for its role in what amounts to domestic terrorism against African Americans?
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The truth is: The government has already paid reparations — to slave owners.