Hillary Clinton Isn't Only Against Reparations, She Accepted Money from Prison Lobbyists

[Ferd Berfel]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/hillary-clinton-reparations_b_9047760.html

First and foremost, Ta-Nehisi Coates is a brilliant journalist and I agree with him on the case for reparations. Everyone should read his groundbreaking piece in The Atlantic titled The Case for Reparations. It highlights why the African American experience is unique in every way, from slavery and Jim Crow, to the Civil Rights era and today's lasting effects in the black community from such devastating chapters in U.S. history.

Like Coates, I too wish Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Martin O'Malley would support reparations (especially since African Americans vote over 90 percent Democrat), however this isn't the case. For the record, I support reparations.

However, when Coates asks why Bernie Sanders fails to address white supremacy, and completely ignores Hillary Clinton's "abysmal" record on racial justice, as well as numerous other ties held by both Clintons to the structural injustices currently faced by African Americans, Latinos, and other communities, then some context is needed.

[kenfrequed]

1. Why the hell isn't this a bigger deal?

Shouldn't people be talking more and more about her private prison connections?

These are a hell of a lot more real than some bullshit optic crap.

[liberal_at_heart]

2. Good point! Thanks for bringing that to our attention.

[Maedhros]

3. The Private Prison Industry is the poster child for institutional racism.

Hillary is their champion, yet somehow is considered Black America's greatest ally. What gives?