N'Cobra: Will America Ever Pay? Racial Justice And Reparations (Essay Sample)

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Tate, K. (2013). Will America Ever Pay? Racial Justice and Reparations. The Forum, 2(3). doi: 10.2202/1540-8884.1040
The article identifies that N’COBRA is a group formed in 1987 to advocate for all the former slaves to receive reparations from the individuals and US corporations who benefitted from misusing them for labor. The author states in recognition of the N’COBRA top leadership “Founders of N’COBRA include National Conference of Black Lawyers, The New Afrikan People’s Organization, and the Republic of New Afrika” (Tate, 2013). Over the years the group has grown and has members across the other continents. The author identifies that the reparations are necessary also because of the injuries and the lifelong effect that slavery and forced labor has had on subsequent generations of the black race. These reparations can take various forms from land to monetary resources. The article further notes that in addition to the reparations the movement also seeks to get an apology from the “white” community on the injustices they perpetrated on the black African Americans.
The article is significant in the research as it provides insight on the establishment of the group and its goals and objectives. It shares on different circumstances that many black people in the US have suffered from and after the abolishment of slavery. It also breaks down the various forms of reparations which are not only subjected to monetary aspect.
Webster, J. (2015). Black News and current events from African American Organizations, DogonVillage.com. Retrieved from /african_american_news/Articles/00000076.html
The article provides one success story and achievement of the N’COBRA in its efforts to seek justice for the black community. The author notes of the recent admission of guilt by Wachovia Corporation for its role in Africans enslavement during the American holocaust. He notes “Wachovia Corporation’s admission of complicity in the enslavement of African people is a direct result of the vigilance of Reparations activists, researchers and politicians requiring individuals and companies to disclose records of participation and profiting from the enslavement of African people” (Webster, 2015). The article goes further to note that it’s important for African descendants not to confuse between good will material offers and their major objective of seeking full reparations for all the injustices against them. The article goes further to note that black people are still being exploited, many years after the abolishment of slavery. It goes on to acknowledge of modern movements and groups such as “Black Lives Matter” that are the center of fighting for the unfair targeting and killing of black people.
The article is significant in the research as it provides one of the many success stories of N’COBRA since its establishment. It also provides the efforts of similar groups that have come up since then in support of the grievances being fought by N’COBRA.
Bowman, B. (2018). Exploiting Black Labor After The Abolition Of Slavery. Retrieved from https://ibw21.org/commentary/exploiting-black-labor-abolition-slavery/
The article notes some of the difficulties that N’COBRA has faced th...