The Blueprint for Black America to "Hurdle" all obstacles in the way of Reparations

Raffishragabash · Apr 3, 2019

IMHO the Hurdle Family came the closest, most recently, to successfully sue racism's mechanisms in Court for reparations. Should all Blacks come together to follow this blueprint laid out by the brilliant, Hurdle Bros?

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-slave-s-legacy-His-2-sons-file-lawsuit-for-2760654.php

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https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-01-03-0401030094-story.html

The suit names companies like the Lehman Brothers brokerage firm, Aetna Insurance and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. It could be dismissed Jan. 26 if Judge Charles Norgle agrees with the defendants' claim that the plaintiffs can't sue for something that happened to their ancestors.

Even if the suit is dismissed, the reparation debate will be far from over. But if the plaintiffs prevail, they said they will use the money to set up a trust fund to help the African-American community support social programs, said Lionel Jean-Baptiste, the lawyer representing the two women from Illinois. The community still suffers the effects of more than two centuries of slavery, he said.

The suit could mean more than a trillion dollars, experts said.

"It's not about individuals, it's about a broad community seeking capital to rebuild our community," Jean-Baptiste said recently after a meeting with dozens of supporters of the suit. "We need a Marshall Plan to help our community. This is a collective remedy."

The suit was first filed in U.S. District Court in New York in 2002 and moved last year to Chicago. For many, including the plaintiffs from Illinois, the suit is seen as a way to compensate more than 35 million descendants of slaves for the injustices their ancestors suffered during and after slavery.
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