It's not about the money. Maybe it is for al sharpton and rev Jackson, but for most African-American's like myself it has nothing to do with money. It's really about respect. If the government was to offer a formal apology for the slave trade hundreds of years ago, that would be good enough for me. If I was giving a check today for reparations, I would probably tear it up. People already think African-Americans get preferable treatment, the last thing I need is to be getting checks from the government on this issue.

And another thing, to those who think that everything is equal now, you really need to wake up. I can tell you from experience, that I have to work twice as hard as a white man to get the same things. And it's not just African-Americans, it's women, hispanics and other minorities. My point is that, some people think that when African-Americans complain about unfair treatment, they are just being lazy. While that might be true with some people, don't hold all of us to that standard. A lot of us are being unfairly treated.