Radical Reparations: Healing the Soul of a Nation
Marcus Anthony Hunter
Amistad
For over a century, the idea of reparations for the descendants of enslaved Black Americans has divided the United States. Current petitions to redress the lasting and collateral consequences of slavery have not moved past economic solutions, even though we know that monetary redress alone is not enough. Not only would many wounds be left unhealed, but relying solely on economics would continue a legacy of neglect for African Americans.
In this thoughtful and sure-to-be controversial book, Marcus Anthony Hunter argues that a radical shift in our outlook is necessary; we need more comprehensive solutions such as those currently sought by today's educators, historians, activists, organizers, Afrofuturists, and socially conscious citizens. In Radical Reparations, Hunter offers a unifying and unconventional framework for achieving holistic and comprehensive healing of African American communities and provides a compellingly and provocatively reframing of reparations' past, present, and future, offering a unifying way forward for us all.