Castro and others come out in favor reparations.

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56. Any talk of reparations that doesn't have autonomous land as it's basis

is reparations not worth talking about.

Reparations should be not only to repair what has been broken by centuries of abuse and possibly trillions in uncompensated labor, it should be forward-looking enough to recognize that in many ways, Black Americans are still being used and exploited by the same system of white supremacy that exploited Black labor for centuries and that the way to end this exploitation begins with autonomy and land.

Writing a check to the descendants of enslaved Africans will do nothing but recirculate the money back into the coffers of those who seek to exploit and take advantage of Black people. As long as Black people are included and taxed as citizens of the United States, we will be easy prey for those who've always seen us as easy prey.

Black Americans have more than paid for several states in North America through their blood, sweat and tears and it's the only form of reparations that will even come close to repairing what has been broken.