The Daily Pennsylvanian :: Ta-nehisi Coates Makes Case For Reparations At Penn

The Daily Pennsylvanian :: Ta-nehisi Coates Makes Case For Reparations At Penn Topic matches for culture of entrepreneurship During Coates interview with Penn history and sociology professor Thomas Sugrue, he argued that white supremacy prevents blacks from... More

The Daily Pennsylvanian :: Ta-nehisi Coates Makes Case For Reparations At Penn Topic matches for culture of entrepreneurship During Coates interview with Penn history and sociology professor Thomas Sugrue, he argued that white supremacy prevents blacks from achieving equality. Much of Coates argument is focused on the idea that white supremacy is not a fact, but an ideal in American society that needs to be changed. As described in his articles, memoir and interviews, Coates wants America to acknowledge its mistakes and make amends. They should say, I took something from you, and that made me possible, he told the Penn audience. He stated that reparations could be a range of things. The discriminations, wrongs and specific troubles that blacks faced has earned its proper restitution, he said, which could come in the form of money or life opportunities like job offers and college acceptances. Still, Coates criticized affirmative action, which he argued is used by universities to support Less