Hank Newsome chairs Black Lives Matter (BLM) of Greater New York. In a recent interview he was offered multiple opportunities to disavow comments, discussed by us a couple of weeks ago, made by a Chicago BLM organizer Ariel Atkins condoning looting as “reparations.” https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/18/martha-maccallum-hawk-newsome-reparations-looting/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=mixi&utm_campaign=dailycaller
“’I don’t care if somebody decides to loot a Gucci or a Macy’s or a Nike because that makes sure that that person eats,’” Atkins said. . . “’That makes sure that that person has clothes. That’s reparations. That is reparations.’”
When asked if he agreed with those sentiments, Newsome continually ducked the question and tried to redirect the discussion. The interviewer, having none of that, persisted. Newsome’s ultimate response was “‘if you want to talk to me about reparations, nothing falls short of a solution other than people cutting a check. If you want to do something about reparations, cut the check. And we’re not talking about going in every day Americans’ pockets, we are talking about banks … who benefited from slavery. Other insurance companies that sold insurance policies on …’” Yeah, like any of that money doesn’t ultimately come from you or us. At any rate, we apparently can forget about all that nonsense about reparations meaning making investments in black and disadvantaged communities and businesses, eliminating zoning barriers to black migration to the suburbs, etc., etc.
The check’s in the mail, pal.