An open letter to the dismissive: Reparations and the cost of historical injustice

To the politicians, media mercenaries, think-tank mouthpieces, Black conservatives deployed as shields, and comfortable inheritors of stolen generational wealth who have appointed themselves the arbiters of what justice looks like for people they have never stopped exploiting, we see you. We have always seen you. We’re done being polite about this. Every time reparations enter serious political conversation, the […] To the politicians, media mercenaries, think-tank mouthpieces, Black conservatives deployed as shields, and comfortable inheritors of stolen generational wealth who have appointed themselves the arbiters of what justice looks like for people they hav... [25736 chars]