Hear Me Out: Descendants Of Slaves Dont Need Reparations
On today\u2019s episode of Hear Me Out\u2026\xa0an archaeology of grievances.\n\nIn honor of the third Juneteenth being celebrated as a national holiday, it\u2019s worth unpacking symbolic gestures like Juneteenth \u2014 and, as many states are finding out, like Reparations.\n\nThe movement to compensate the descendants of slaves is gaining more traction than ever before, in many parts of the country. Could this be our chance to clear a massive, lingering blight on our nation\u2019s history?\xa0\n\nOur guest today argues no. Podcast host and columnist Coleman Hughes joins us to make the case that compensating the victims of slavery was something we should\u2019ve done long ago \u2013 and now, it\u2019s too late for it to be anything other than a problem.\n\xa0\nIf you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can now email the show: hearmeout@slate.com\n\nPodcast production by Maura Currie\n\nYou can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/hearmeoutplus for just $15 a month\xa0for your first three months.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices