Reparations
Descendants of American Slaves Forge New Lives in World Premiere Ten Square, in Chicago, September 9, 2009, Playbill (New York)
Slavery reparations agit-prop.
Should Blacks Get Reparations?, July 17, 2009, Christian Science Monitor
Even the mainstream has doubts.
Senate Slavery Apology, July 8, 2009, Creators Syndicate
Walter Williams goes where whites fear to tread.
America's Money-Grubbing, Racial Extortionists, July 1, 2009, WorldNetDaily
Black columnist disgusted by reparations shakedown.
Senate Call for Slavery Apology Meets Unlikely Foe, June 19, 2009, Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Apology not enough: Congressional Black Caucus demands reparations.
Mourners Remember Ray Jenkins, the Father of Reparations, April 17, 2009, Detroit News
“Reparations Ray” began clamoring for slavery compensation in 1967.
Did John Hope Franklin Want $100 Trillion for Blacks?, April 8, 2009, Huffington Post
Franklin: Apologies are not enough. Give us more cash.
Reparations, R.I.P., December 8, 2008, City Journal
More than 90 percent of white Americans oppose reparations.
Never-Ending Guilt, December 5, 2008, AR Classic Article
An incoherent argument for “reparations.”
Socialists Call for Reparations, October 27, 2008, Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS - Rome)
African professor: Reparations “our right” because of slavery.
Check, Please, July 31, 2008, Wall Street Journal
Obama doesn’t sound very “postracial.”
Reopening Black Farmers’ Suits Could Cost Billions, July 9, 2008, AP
More blacks file suit as government payout continues to increase.
The Debt: What America Owes Blacks, July 8, 2008, EURWeb (Los Angeles)
Reparations to be a campaign issue?
‘Righteous Cause’, April 14, 2008, Town Talk (Alexandira, Louisiana)
Reparations are the key to healing.
Too Many Episcopalians Were Silent on Slavery, Massachusetts Bishop Tells Congressional Committee, December 19, 2007, Episcopal Life Online
Bishop Shaw: Episcopalians didn’t speak up “when God wanted them to.”
Whites Underestimate The Costs Of Being Black, Study Finds, June 26, 2007, Ohio State University Research Communications
Many whites would prefer being black to giving up TV.
Apology For Slavery Derailed In Albany, June 25, 2007, Buffalo News
New York shelves apology—for now.
N.Y.’s Apology for Slavery Is Readied for ‘Juneteenth’, June 14, 2007, New York Sun
New York jumps on the apology bandwagon.
Alabama Governor Signs Resolution Apologizing For Slavery, May 31, 2007, AP
Sponsor: Slavery has been kept in the closet, but now it’s out.
House Push Grows For Slavery Apology, May 31, 2007, Detroit News
90 cosponsors for federal measure to apologize for slavery, other evils.
JPMorgan Chase Slavery Apology to Be Challenged at Company’s Annual Meeting, May 14, 2007, PR Newswire
“Apology” accompanies $5 million “donation” to black scholarship fund.
Slavery: Many Apologies, But No Reparations—Yet, May 9, 2007, VDARE.com
Blacks will never forget slavery as long as they can make whites feel guilty about it.
Is An Apology Due For Slavery In America?, January 30, 2007, InsideBayArea.com (Oakland)
Once there is an apology for slavery, blacks will stop killing each other.
Slavery Bicentenary Amnesty Call, January 5, 2007, BBC News
Illegal Jamaican immigrants want UK citizenship to commemorate abolition of the slave trade.
Appeals Court Keeps Hope Alive For Reparations Suit, December 15, 2006, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 13, 2006
Companies could be liable if they concealed ties to slavery.
Activists Say Blair’s Slavery Sorrow Not Enough, November 28, 2006, Reuters
But “black rights” organization demands cash. And apology. And compulsory education. And more cash.
Reparations for Blacks Topic at Bay Area Events, November 6, 2006, Oakland Tribune
Reparations proponents claim that Western wealth “is built on slavery of African people.”
J.P. Morgan & Co. Sued For Profiting From Slavery, September 27, 2006, Dow Jones Newswires
Blacks want to “secure restitution of ill-gotten gains.”
Slavery Reparations Gaining Momentum, July 10, 2006, AP
Reparations movement “is growing in significance rather than declining.”
Reparations Resolutions Begin Moving Through Process, June 19, 2006, Episcopal News Service
Episcopal Church considers reparations so as “to build something of the Kingdom of God.”
Panel: N.C. Should Pay for 1898 Race Riot, June 1, 2006, AP
State-appointed panel says reparations due for riot that chased 2,000 blacks out of Wilmington.
John Conyers: U.S. Owes Slavery Reparations, May 10, 2006, NewsMax
Black congressman introduces bill for hearings on reparations.
Bills Seeking Reparations, Limiting Foreclosures Clear Hurdles, September 7, 2005, AP
Cal. state assembly passes bill to give reparations to Mexicans deported in 1930s.
Cash Joins Symbolism as Penance for Slavery, July 26, 2005, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
White expressions of penance encourage blacks to ask for money.
NAACP to Target Private Business, July 12, 2005, Washington Times
Black advocacy group will seek slavery reparations from corporations.
U.S. Judge Dismisses Slave Reparations Suit, July 7, 2005, Reuters
Illinois suit demanded reparations from corporations.
Wachovia Agrees To Contribution in Wake of Slavery Report, June 6, 2005, AP
Bank will make contribution for black history education.
Wachovia Apologizes For Slavery Ties, June 2, 2005, CNN
Another bank apologizes for slavery to get business from Chicago government.
Reparation Fund Set For Depression-Era Mexican Deportations, June 2, 2005, KESQ (Palm Springs, Cal.)
Cal. Senate passes bill that would give reparations to Mexicans deported in the ’40s.
Man Barred from Making Slavery Tax Claims, April 19, 2005, Reuters
Tax-preparer suspended for giving blacks slavery reparations credits.
Burke: Tillman Offers ‘Smoke,’ No Fire, On Bank of America Slave Ties, March 7, 2005, Chicago Sun-Times
Black Chicago alderman goes after another bank for ties to slavery.
Richmond Cuts Fiscal Ties To Slavery, February 28, 2005, Contra Costa Times (San Francisco)
California town won’t do business with financial institutions who took slaves as collateral.
Confronting Slavery’s Legacy, February 4, 2005, UPI
JP Morgan apologizes because its 1830s predecessors took slaves as collateral.
Reparations Leaders Rip Bank’s Scholarship Offer, January 26, 2005, Chicago Sun-Times
JPMorgan efforts to atone for involvement with slavery derided by reparations activists.
Racism Conference Vows to Pursue Reparations for Slavery, October 7, 2004, AP
Conference concludes that all blacks in the world are eligible to sue whites for slavery.
Reparations For Internment Were Just A Curtsy To Political Correctness, September 7, 2004, S.F. Chronicle
Reagan gave reparations to Japanese relocated during WWII, but not to whites.
Reversal of Attitude: Alan Keyes on Reparations, August 19, 2004, BET.com
Illinois US Senate candidate grasps at straws to rescue his absurd campaign.
Senator Proposes Study On Forced Repatriation, August 16, 2004, L. A. Daily News
Cal. state senator wants reparations for deportations of Mexican migrants in the ’30s.
Bush and Kerry: In their Own Words, July 28, 2004, Altanta Daily World
Sen. Kerry says he supports reparations legislation on questionnaire. Pres. Bush leaves answer blank.