'Everybody gets a check' is an ignorant idea, and the fact that everyone thinks that when reparations are brought up is one reason why it's a bad word.
Did you read? "The reparations could come in a variety of forms, according to the panel, including "a formal apology, health initiatives, educational opportunities ... psychological rehabilitation, technology transfer and financial support, and debt cancellation."
Whatever therapy is best for healing, to continue my 'heal the wound' metaphor.
And far from the least is the thing that will cost the least: a 'truth and reconciliation' process.
To quote the UN Committee again:
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In particular, the legacy of colonial history, enslavement, racial subordination and segregation, racial terrorism and racial inequality in the United States remains a serious challenge... Despite substantial changes since the end of the enforcement of Jim Crow and the fight for civil rights, ideology ensuring the domination of one group over another, continues to negatively impact the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of African Americans today.The dangerous ideology of white supremacy inhibits social cohesion amongst the US population.
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We ought to just admit this publicly, and apologize for it.