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I think these are very good, thought provoking questions. First let me say I am a young black person. To address the reparations issue: It depends on what type of reparations individuals are refering to. Should the black race be given money becuase of the injustices suffered. I say no! What I say yes to is scholarships to attend colleges (four year, technical, etc), the same or similar stimulation in minority neiborhoods that is available in non-minority areas, etc. Simply put, equal opportunity. Why you ask. We have and still do suffer some discrimination. Grant it it is not to the extent it was experienced by the prior generations. However, I’ve seen KKK marches, cross burnings, etc. I was told (by white teachers) that my goal in life should be to become a janitor or garabage man becuase ‘my people’ do not have the mental capacity to hold though provoking jobs. Sorry, I digress. Why you ask. Well maybe this analogy will help. Slaves were beaten and murdered for attempting to learn to read, write and progress. We were brought here and denied tools to survive on our own. We fought and are still fighting for equality. Recall that the civil rights movement was active as recent as the 1960’s (not that long ago). This has a trickle down effect. It takes time to catch up for years of injustices. For example, if you and I are running a 100 yard dash, who will win if you start at 90 yards and I start at 0 yards. We were denied certain opportunities. Grant it, these opportunities exist today. However, the same way it took effort to keep us in bondage (i.e. hiding textbooks, hindering learning, etc), it will take effort to now turn the situation around. Is giving money to all black people the key….NO. The key is reversing the wrong by providing the same opportunities. So I agree with you that ‘cash’ is not the answer, but we do still suffer the afflictions placed on the prior generations and the present generation.
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