{"id":289,"date":"2023-01-20T20:06:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T20:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackmanwrites.com\/?p=289"},"modified":"2023-01-20T20:11:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T20:11:21","slug":"reparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackmanwrites.com\/?p=289","title":{"rendered":"Reparations?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">You\u2019ve been hoodwinked, bamboozled, run amok! Every time I hear about Evanston Reparations that exactly how I feel, there I said it! Until yesterday, I only vocalized my direct opposition to my close circle but last night as I was watching the trivia show The Chase, one of the questions was \u201cIn 2021, the city council of Evanston, Illinois voted to approve an unprecedented program involving what?\u201d With the choices being 1) Online elections 2) Reparations 3) Prison abolition. I wanted to throw my shoe at the TV!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackmanwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buzzy-1-1024x559.jpg?resize=640%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackmanwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buzzy-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackmanwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buzzy-1.jpg?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackmanwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buzzy-1.jpg?resize=768%2C419&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackmanwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buzzy-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C838&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackmanwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buzzy-1.jpg?resize=1360%2C742&amp;ssl=1 1360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackmanwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buzzy-1.jpg?w=1631&amp;ssl=1 1631w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackmanwrites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buzzy-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Chase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The day before I had a discussion about \u201cEvanston Reparations\u201d and how the media would make this into a talking point for the same people who are against CRT (without being able to tell you what it is) and AP African American History classes in Florida. It will, and is already is being used as the, \u201csee y\u2019all got reparations so what are you still complaining about?\u201d argument. I couldn\u2019t articulate my opposition the way I wanted until I read what Councilwoman Cecily Fleming said when she voted against this program, \u201ca housing plan dressed up as reparations\u201d and \u201cThis isn\u2019t change that can be a beacon for the nation\u2026it is a dim, weak light.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Now you have the former Council woman Robin Rue Simmons touring the country and being dubbed the new Rosa Parks? Wait, didn\u2019t she own a contracting company specializing in construction renovations and isn&#8217;t what the $25k grants are for? IJS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve been hoodwinked, bamboozled, run amok! Every time I hear about Evanston Reparations that exactly how I feel, there I said it! 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