After over 150 years of alleged “emancipation,” the black community are still economic midgets when compared to just about any other group in this country. Dr. Claud Anderson presents some hardcore facts and figures that make this point real for all of us in modern times.
During slavery, our ancestors owned 1.5% of American wealth. Today, over 150 years later and all the freedom we can imagine, we still only own 1.5% of American wealth in this country. Does that sound like we are making any progress?
According to Dr. Anderson, we are running a race we cannot win because don’t own anything. It is time to think outside the box and demand reparations or risk being buried alive.
In the video below, Dr. Anderson drops 6 recommendations listed below, but watch the video to catch the details.
1. Massive Promotion of Reparations for Black Folks
2. Fact Finding Documentation
Domestic and International
– Go after all corporations that benefited from corporations
3. Reparation Conventions
4. Model for Reparations
– Indian model is Dr. Anderson’s preference
5. Legal Phase
6. Banking Pool to disperse funds as low interest or free loans to create economic
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