Reparations Publicity Stunt Backfires In STL

A truism . . . Or maybe a life lesson for our progressive friends . . .

Conversation about reparations ALWAYS backfires and leaves everyone more disenchanted and angry than when the effort started.

Accordingly . . .

KCMO has it's own "reparations task force" that should learn a lesson from busted efforts from STL shared with us by our BEST & BRIGHTEST readers.

Here's the backstory . . .

“For five years, we have done everything they asked us to do … but what we will not do is become a photo op so they can go and parade us around and act like we are in alignment with what they are doing,” said Robin Proudie, executive director of Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved. “We want them to engage with us in a sincere manner, and we didn't feel that this apology was really about us.”

It was not until a teach-in last year that the university became more engaged with the descendants than it had been over the past few years. Descendants and officials began discussing a pathway to repair.

But days before Wednesday’s ceremony, Proudie asked officials to view what the school would commit to for reparations for the descendants. They did not share any details with her until the day of the ceremony, and cash reparations were not approved.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Descendants of enslaved Black people who helped build SLU pulled out of a formal apology