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why what do you mean? for slave descendants. but what does that mean? money. i think right now our job is to address the crises facing the american people and our communities. and i think there are better ways do that than just writing out a a check. we have a history of racism in america. so you are for some type of reparation? yes, i am. five years, an article in the atlantic the case for reparations and nearly 20 years after the publication of randall robinson s landmark book the debt what america owes to blacks the question of reparations for slavery is back in the news. joining me now to discuss why that might be is congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas. she s the lead sponsor of hr-40, the long-time bill seeking a national study on reparations and mark thompson host of make it plain and soon to be a member of the national african-american reparations commission. i m going to come to you on this first. i interviewed randall robinson