To address racial disparities faced by Black Americans, policymakers must prioritize a Black agenda highlighted by a federal reparations policy. For many scholars, reparations—as a policy—represent an initial attempt to acknowledge, redress, and provide finality of judgement for the financial hardships caused by slavery and Jim Crow.In “Resurrecting the Promise of 40 Acres and a Mule,” Professor William Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen consider reparations as a vehicle in addressing the immense Black-White wealth disparity that resulted from centuries … Continue reading Reparations Is the Only Choice