(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) A selection of commentaries on the August-September 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa. January/February 2002 issue of Poverty & Race The August-September 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial … [Read more...] about “Symposium: After Durban” (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
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“Morally Powerful, But Divisive” by David McReynolds (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
By David McRynolds (Click here to view the entire issue) The issue of reparations is valid. It has its own logic and moral power, but in the real world within which these matters must be worked out, I think it will prove divisive. If one takes a classic Marxist view that a small minority controls the wealth created by the vast majority and that a transformative shift in … [Read more...] about “Morally Powerful, But Divisive” by David McReynolds (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 "A Friendly Dissent" lack the essence of the demand for reparations as seen by the grassroots Africans, 88% of whom, during a recent survey circulated by NCOBRA, indicated they believed that the United States should pay lack people reparations … [Read more...] about “Atonement and Self-Determination” by Kalonji Olusegun (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
“Atonement and Self-Determination” by Kalonji Olusegun (September-October 1995 P&R Issue)
By Kalonji Olusegun (Click here to view the entire P&R 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 … [Read more...] about “Atonement and Self-Determination” by Kalonji Olusegun (September-October 1995 P&R Issue)
The Reparations Question (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)
(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) How to make white America comprehend and come to grips with the legacy of slavery? Is this a necessary precondition dealing with, and perhaps ending, current institutionalized racism, segregated housing, school and employment patterns, and the prejudiced attitudes and behavior of individuals? A deeply felt strand of thought … [Read more...] about The Reparations Question (July-August 1994 P&R Issue)