13407871, Right. But would you agree tho that what the ADOS folks are after
Posted by kfine, Mon Oct-12-20 11:59 AM
seems to be restitution, not just branding?? As in, the branding is a means to a desired end: reparations.
For example, that reparations task force bill (AB 3121) just signed into law in California a few weeks ago (due in part to tireless advocacy from ADOS California). The language "Special Consideration for African Americans Who are Descendants of Persons Enslaved in the United States" is used multiple times in the law:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB3121
Which, quantitatively, is kind of a critical distinction to make no? Because at this point in time in America, there *are* both naturalized and native-born Black "African" descended people who are also "Americans" who are "Descendants of Persons Enslaved", but who are *not* "African Americans Who are Descendants of Persons Enslaved in the United States." If or when reparations are administered by any gov on US soil, there will need to be some form of indisputable classification - some box that can be checked by Black American DOS and Black American DOS only - to ensure provisions are correctly formulated, designated, and delivered to the rightful beneficiaries.
Does your issue with DOS labelling extend even to legal contexts, like pursuit of class action?
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