Black Activists Demand Tax Write-Off in Latest Reparations Move

Elgin Nelson In the latest battle for reparations, Black activists have coined a new strategy in the form of huge tax breaks for African-Americans. The focus on tax breaks for blacks comes after momentum behind the reparations movement has started to halt. Tiffany Cross, former MSNBC host, called on activists in a recent podcast to pivot their frustrations for America’s flagging reparations efforts with this new initiative.  This also comes off the heels of Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard, who faced a nearly $1 million judgment in a federal tax case for unpaid taxes spanning several years. Despite reportedly not defending himself in court, transcripts of voicemails he allegedly left for the lead government attorney revealed his contention that it was ‘immoral’ to impose taxes on descendants of slaves.  He purportedly threatened to publicly shame the lawyer and asserted that he owed nothing to the government, as per court-filed transcripts of the alleged communication. ‘Four hundred years of forced labor and never receiving any compensation for it,’ the transcript reads. ‘Now you have the gall to try and prosecute and charge taxes to the descendants of a broken people that you are responsible for causing the breakage.’ Cross praised Howard, who...