Black People Politics : Reparations Movement Growing Strong...Closer than you think

In the Spirit of Sankofa,


... A resounding Yes!


Should we pay reparations for slavery? (The Big Questions, 23/3/14)





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Maybe Martin Luther King, Jr. was right, perhaps Reparations should be pursued on the basis of the broken promise of 40 acres and a mule ...

“It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient funds.'”


Analysts Weigh-In On the Trillions Black America Is Owed In Reparations


... Then there is Dr. Denis G. Rancourt, former physics professor at the University of Ottawa, who says it should be at least $59.2 trillion. According to his calculation, his final figure was the sum of the value of the stolen labor, which is $3.7 trillion, for 2 million slaves working 10-hour days, all year round, for 70 years (1790 – 1860), and at a rate of $7.25 an hour. He then applied a 2 percent interest rate compounded annually ...

An infographic published by Yes! magazine has attempted to calculate the amount of money owed to Black Americans ...


The Case For Reparations: 40 Acres and a Mule Would Cost America at Least $6.4 Trillion Today
http://atlantablackstar.com/2015/05...s-mule-cost-america-least-6-4-trillion-today/


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Reported by Liku Zelleke

http://financialjuneteenth.com/anal...illions-black-america-is-owed-in-reparations/

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In the Spirit of Thread Consolidation:


The case is entitled, Farmer-Paellmann v. Brown & Williamson, No. 06-1533. The defendants in the action include: FleetBoston Financial Corporation, Aetna Inc., JP Morgan Chase Manhattan Bank, New York Life Insurance Co., Lehman Bros, AIG, and Brown Brothers Harriman

http://destee.com/index.php?threads...fited-from-the-slave-trade.82243/#post-906151

Shocking List of 10 Companiez that Profited from the Slave Trade
Discussion in 'Black People Open Forum' started by shaka64, 50 minutes ago

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https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//p...aved-africans-their-survivors-african-descent
 
In the Spirit of Sankofa,



University of Connecticut Expert Says Slavery Reparations Could Cost $14 Trillion



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... Today, in America, Blacks are woefully behind socially and financially and many link the lapse directly to slavery. While many see reparations as an impossibility, it is in fact an unfulfilled promise made to freed slaves by the United States government ...


http://financialjuneteenth.com/univ...s-slavery-reparations-could-cost-14-trillion/



Should we pay reparations for slavery? (The Big Questions, 23/3/14)






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