By Theodore 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 Theodore M. Shaw (November-December 1994 P&R Issue)
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“Let Us Not Accept Either Victimology or Blaming-the-Victimology” by Wilson Riles, Jr. (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
By Wilson Riles, Jr. (Click here to view the entire issue) As has happened so often in the past, when it comes to real money and assets folks get squeamish. It’s no longer about doing the right thing, it’s about how you can’t be serious. H.R. 40 does not ask for money. It asks for an acknowledgment of the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery … [Read more...] about “Let Us Not Accept Either Victimology or Blaming-the-Victimology” by Wilson Riles, Jr. (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
“Reparations for Catastrophic Human Waste” by Joe Feagin and 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 (NCOBRA) was organized to work aggressively for monetary 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 and Hernan Vera (September/October 1994 P&R Issue)
“Focus on Self-interest, Not Shame” by Billy J. Tidwell (October-November 1994 P&R Issue)
By Billy J. Tidwell (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) I want to avoid oversimplifying a matter as complex as the reparations question. Further, I am not inclined to repudiate categorically Dr. America's positions. However, a few brief points should be made, by way of elucidating key areas of agreement and equally important disagreements between our … [Read more...] about “Focus on Self-interest, Not Shame” by Billy J. Tidwell (October-November 1994 P&R Issue)
Is Racism Permanent? (November-December 1993 P&R Issue)
There is a growing sense within the minority community that the condition of African Americans has not improved and, worse still, that it will not get any better. An increasing number of minority thinkers voice this sentiment. Indeed one scholar, whom I greatly respect, has not only stated that racism is a permanent fixture on the American landscape, but that equality itself … [Read more...] about Is Racism Permanent? (November-December 1993 P&R Issue)
