SLAVERY REPARATIONS

[HairOfTheDog]

For every dollar a typical white household holds, a black one has 10 cents. 

My God. That is a massive difference

I'm someone who believes racism is alive & well, and in some cases, thriving, in America. Some white people are going to fight reparations.

Thanks so much for all that information, HotD!

Yeah, there's a massive gap between the average income for white households and black households.  The same is true for employment percentages, incarceration percentages, maternal fatality rates, etc.

According to polling, a large majority of white people currently oppose reparations for slavery.  A sizable minority of non-white people do as well.  However, it's not clear what 'reparations' actually entails.  Most people seem to associate 'reparations' with a direct financial payout to qualifying individuals.  But, that's only one of many options.

In any case, if the Congress were to actually vote in favor of commissioning, funding and publishing a comprehensive and objective study on the facts (no revisionist history or spin) surrounding slavery in the U.S. and its impact on our systems and society up through today..........I think it would go a long way in furthering a more constructive debate.

Anyway, it'll be interesting to see if/how the issue is addressed in the Democratic primary debates tonight and tomorrow night.