REPARATIONS

Reparations

It’s time we have a serious conversation about Reparations for African Americans. For over 32 years, the Slavery Reparation Bill has been introduced at every congressional session since 1989 and just this year, they decided to vote on the bill to move it into the Study and Development proposal phase. If we continue to sit back and do nothing, another 30 years will pass by and the wrong that was inflicted on our ancestors will never be repaired.

The slave trade began in the 1400’s with the Britain’s going over to Africa to trade gold/silver for slaves and transport them to the West Indies by ship. During these times, the slave owners, didn’t care about the welfare of the slaves and many of them died from starvation and unhealthy conditions on the ships. During those times, If the slaves were of no value to the slave owner, they would toss them over the boat, still with shackles around their necks, hands, and feet. They murdered hundreds of slaves by throwing them overboard.

By the 1600’s, North America was well into the slave trade and the rest is history. History that you should read upon and educate yourself of in order to fully grasp why Reparations for African Americans is so important and how it helps to alleviate one of the country's original sins.

Welcome to our final episode of Season Two, #12 where we're diving deep into the history of slavery and what we believe would be good sensible options for Reparations. If you enjoyed what you listened to and want to keep the conversation going, be sure the like, subscribe, and share with your family and friends. We want to thank you for taking the journey with us thus far and we're excited to see where it goes next! Let's Get Into It.