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William Darity is an economics professor at Duke Universiity. He is the founder of stratification economics and a former president of the National Economic Association, the Southern Economic Association and the Association of Black Sociologists.

'From Here to Equality' Author Makes A Case, And A Plan, For Reparations​

When slavery ended, the disenfranchisement of African Americans did not. Discrimination continued in jobs, housing, education — barriers that have contributed to the staggering economic inequality that persists in the country today.

In a new book, economist William Darity Jr. makes the case for reparations as an answer to closing the racial wealth gap.

From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century, written by Darity and his wife, A. Kirsten Mullen, offers a roadmap on how to implement reparations for descendants of enslaved people.

Speaking with NPR, Darity said that while support for education and entrepreneurial activity should be part of any reparations plan, "the preponderance" of funds must go to individual recipients. "And they must go in such a way that we in fact eliminate the racial wealth gap," he said.



Read the article or listen to the interview before you comment please.

And you aren't the only Black hate monster.