Happy to be a new columnist for Newsweek! Here's my first bi-monthly article...newsweek.com/marianne-willia…

Only After Reparations Can America Heal and Move On

If you've been kicking people to the ground for centuries, you owe more to them than merely to stop kicking. You owe it to them to help them get back up.

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Congrats! Well deserved and I look forward to reading your articles. One line caught my eye - regarding the tendency to self-correct. History has proven how false that is. The US has whitewashed the source of its corruptions since inception. That is why we are where we are.
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Replying to @sapereaude86
Other generations weren’t a bunch of dolts who never did anything. If anything, many fought harder than we have and deserve to be recognized for that. What historians have written is a whole different thing.

Jul 15, 2020 · 6:58 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @sapereaude86
Many, yes. And we as individuals have to add our weight to the scale for righteousness. This is imperfect like us, but what other process do we have? We must face truth by being willing to listen to each other, and responding honestly, individually facing ourselves to #BeBetter
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Were there people who did great things for humanity and for America? Absolutely. But as a society, if we had truly learned the lessons, we would not be where we are. The source problems have not been dealt with. They have been papered over.
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