Wednesday, March 10, 2021
We had an interesting conversation about reparations this morning, focused primarily on the Oakland Public School system and how black schools have been targeted and closed over the course of the last several decades to a higher degree than white-populated schools. Lee shared a PowerPoint presentation from the event he attended. None of this is a surprise to me. More and more, reparations are becoming a serious topic of conversation. Part of that conversation includes the reasons why reparations are a topic in the first place. The more white culture learns about and acknowledges the reasons behind a position for reparations, the more reparations become a reflection of the change that is happening in the country. Once you know America's history, it's easy to get on board with the idea of leveling the playing field and establishing policies that reflect our intended goals and belief system. It's a process that may or may not happen in my lifetime. But learning and educating ourselves about the reasons why reparations are on the table is already happening.
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