7 reparations ideas for Black America

Image One of the main challenges of reparations is determining how much money to consider an appropriate repayment. How much does centuries of disenfranchisement cost? What is the appropriate amount to make up for the 400 years of free enslaved labor that built this country? The truth is, there is no amount of money, land, education or resources that could ever account for the atrocities performed against Black people or the pain and suffering they experienced during slavery, reconstruction, Jim Crow and beyond.However, African American descendants of enslaved peoples deserve more than the failed promise of 40 acres and a mule that was proposed in 1865. While the U.S. government cannot turn back time, here are seven reparations ideas to ensure that African Americans are properly and rightfully recompensed.1. Student loan forgiveness According to the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, Black students are 40 percent more likely to take out student loans and graduate with almost $25,000 more in debt than their white counterparts. This discrepancy is one of the major contributors to the racial wealth gap between Black and white Americans.During the COVID-19 pandemic, student loan payments were placed on hold through the CARES Act...