The bottom 50% of American households own 1% of total household wealth. “90% of Black America is in the bottom half of America. That half owns 1% of the wealth.” Read that again. Slowly. Nine out of ten Black American households are sitting in the half of this country that…
Tag: Economic Justice
Edutainment
A Republican Just Called It Reparations. On Live TV. Willie D Has the Receipts.
Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pennsylvania) used the word “reparations” on Newsmax to describe Trump’s $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund — a taxpayer-backed settlement fund for people who claim the Biden administration wronged them. Willie D’s point is simple: “Now we know y’all have a fundamental understanding of what reparations is. Y’all just don’t want to pay…
Podcast
So White People Can Get Reparations? Angela Rye Has Questions.
Political commentator and attorney Angela Rye went live on May 22, 2026 to ask the question that every Black American is thinking: So white people can get reparations? The Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is being called out for what looks like reparations for insurrectionists, funded by the same taxpayers…
News
They Found $1.8 Billion in 48 Hours. Now About Those Reparations.
“If America can create a $1.8 billion fund for political allies in 48 hours — it can repair 250 years of slavery.” — Dr. Cornel West, CNN, May 18, 2026 The Trump administration just created a $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” using taxpayer money to compensate political allies who claim they were unfairly…
Educational Resources
Cynthia McDonald Makes the Secular Case for Reparations.
Cynthia McDonald — social worker, political advocate, and lead organizer for Black Nonbelievers Chicago. Originally presented at the Women of Color Beyond Belief conference and uploaded to Vimeo in October 2025, her talk is a masterclass in evidence-based justice. McDonald argues that faith-based appeals for reparations are ineffective — they can be…
Community and Activism
Zohran Mamdani, Ben Crump, and Al Sharpton March on Wall Street for Economic Justice
Attorney Ben Crump delivered a powerful and impassioned message at the 2025 March on Wall Street for economic justice, famously reiterating, “Economic justice is civil rights. Economic justice is civil rights. Economic justice is civil rights.” Crump drew a powerful comparison, stating, “Worse than how they killed George…