EP 58. 40 Acres and a Question

The Stoop

Hana Baba and Leila Day

Identity, International, Thestoop, Blackness, Storytelling, African, Personal Journals, Africanamerican, Blackidentity, Blackart, Journalism, Society & Culture, Black, Diaspora, Blackculture

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🗓️ 19 November 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

As reparations for African Americans come closer to being a reality, the conversation has led to a question - who should get paid? We’ll explore that question of eligibility and hear different perspectives from people pondering it, and people who have clear ideas of what the answer should be. Plus- Hana, Leila and producer Natalie have an honest chat about what this all means for them.

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0:00.0	Hey, Hannah.
0:03.0	Hey, Lila.
0:05.0	Lila, I have a question for you.
0:07.0	Mm-hmm.
0:08.0	What's that?
0:09.0	Do you think you should get reparations?
0:13.0	Hmm.
0:14.0	Yeah, do you think you and your family
0:17.0	should be paid reparations
0:19.0	by the United States government
0:21.0	as an African-American?
0:23.0	I mean, if reparations were actually
0:25.0	something that I thought could happen
0:27.0	in this country, then...
0:29.0	Yeah, I think my family would definitely
0:31.0	be deserving of it.
0:32.0	So, what about me?
0:36.0	What about you?
0:37.0	I mean, it's a question.
0:39.0	Should I get any kind of reparations?
0:42.0	I've actually never thought about that.
0:46.0	If you would be eligible for reparations too,
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