A review by archiebb
Reconsidering Reparations by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

I would definitely recommend this to people I know who have yet to engage deeply in imperialism. It’s a great primer/101 on the racism of a global racial empire. I do think that if someone has read Rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa or other books that describe this. then this may not introduce many new things.  

My only complaint is that in the introduction Taiwo claims that he is not writing to persuade people for the need for reparations but it feels like that’s exactly what he does (albeit well)! I wish he would have just gone deeper into the history or other aspects of reparations specifically rather than making the case for why they are needed. 

🐇 (rabbit trail): Toni Morrison’s speech on how racism keeps you answering someone else’s questions; CLR James.