Newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently provided some advice to other public servants who are looking to build an audience: #GreenNewDeal – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 2, 2019 In a follow-up tweet, she stated the following: Explore Reparations Here”s our Student Loan Cancellation Digital Town Hall w/ @StephanieKelton (from before my primary win!): https://t.co/A1QEZhniUQ pic.twitter.com/s0NeG2IMNr – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 2, 2019 Exploring “reparations” is most likely related to the idea that some form of compensatory payment needs to be made to descendants of Africans who had been enslaved as part of the Atlantic slave trade (Wikipedia). This isn”t the first time the subject has been brought up or discussed. Huffington Post “We Absolutely Could Give Reparations To Black People. Here”s How.” In the piece, Craven stated: Beginning with more than two centuries of slavery, black Americans have been deliberately abused by their own nation. It”s time to pay restitution. Fifty-nine percent of black Americans think that the descendants of enslaved Africans deserve reparations, according to a June 2014 HuffPost/YouGov poll. Sixty-three percent of black folks support targeted education and job training programs for the descendants of slaves. The Atlantic story “Affirmative Action Shouldn”t Be About Diversity” Affirmative action should be about reparations and leveling a playing field that was legally imbalanced for hundreds of years and not about the re-centering of whiteness while, yet again, demanding free (intellectual) labor from the historically disenfranchised. Tells us your thoughts on the idea by leaving a comment below. 104 views