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Reparations Is the Only Choice
To address racial disparities faced by Black Americans, policymakers must prioritize a Black agenda highlighted by a federal reparations policy. For many scholars, reparations—as a policy—represent an initial attempt to acknowledge, redress, and...
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Thank you to Marvin Slaughter for his terrific article in @ChicagoPolicy on @IrstenKMullen's and my work on #purereparations in our report for @rooseveltinst, "Resurrecting the Promise of 40 Acres."
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Resurrecting the Promise of 40 Acres: The Imperative of Reparations for Black Americans - Roosevelt Institute
Today’s black-white wealth gap originated with the unfulfilled promise of 40 acres in 1865. The payment of this debt is feasible—and 155 years overdue.
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Hypothetical Scenerios for realistic Reparations packages for descendants of African Slaves in America
I said I was going to eventually post this, and I think now is a fine time to post it. The following was originally written a few years ago, and I've been editing/adjusting it on and off since. I'll...