By Theadore M. Shaw (Click here to view the entire issue) One hundred and thirty years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, the issue of reparations for the descendants of slaves is a subject of discussion in some quarters. Some argue that the United States' failure to compensate African Americans for the wrongs of slavery leaves unfinished business on the … [Read more...] about “Apology/Acknowledgement is Imperative” By Theadore M. Shaw (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
Symposium: Racial/Ethnic Categories
A discussion surrounding whether Racial/Ethnic categories matter in the United States, in many different arenas.November/December 1994 issue of Poverty & Race Part One The July 25, 1994 New Yorker carried a very important article, by staff writer Lawrence Wright, titled "One Drop of Blood," discussing the meaning and utility of racial and ethnic categories, particularly … [Read more...] about Symposium: Racial/Ethnic Categories
Reparations for Catastrophic Human Waste By Joe Feagin & Hernan Vera (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
By Joe Feagin & Hernan Vera (Click here to view the entire issue) Reparations for African Americans is an idea whose time has come. Not long ago, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N=COBRA) was organized to work aggressively for mon-etary compensation for slavery and other racial oppression. Several black plaintiffs in Oakland, California, have … [Read more...] about Reparations for Catastrophic Human Waste By Joe Feagin & Hernan Vera (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
“H.R. 40 Misses the Point” by Sharon Parker (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
By Sharon Parker (Click here to view the entire issue) Racism is embedded in the dominant American culture so deeply that we often fail to see it. Most importantly, we fail to see that it continues to affect all of us. Every person, immigrant and refugee of every race, age group and religious, social, legal, artistic, business, educational, and government institution in the … [Read more...] about “H.R. 40 Misses the Point” by Sharon Parker (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
Atonement and Self-Determination By Kalonji Olusegun (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
By Kalonji Olusegun (Click here to view the entire issue) Both Chester Hartman's interview with Richard America and Howard Winant's AFriendly Dissent@ lack the essence of the demand for reparations as seen by the grassroot Africans, 88% of whom, during a recent survey circulated by N'COBRA, indicated they believed that the United States should pay Black people reparations … [Read more...] about Atonement and Self-Determination By Kalonji Olusegun (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
