I shall not try to persuade these poor, misguided souls concerning their very pressing need to make amends for the so-called historical wrongs done to the African Negroes. So, I shall ask you this. How much money have y'all contributed towards this absurdity called reparations for slavery? How much of this money has come out of your own pockets? Have y'all sold your homes and given all the money to some more deserving ghetto-raised momma and her half dozen kids, each by a different breeder? Or has the money been given to Michael Jordan? Oprah Winfrey? Bill Cosby? Or any of the hundreds, no, thousands of very well off Negroes currently living in the US? No? Well, how hypocritical of the whole lot of you. I expect that, before any White man, or woman, demands of me that I owe a bunch of Negroes money, just for being Black in the States, y'all would have already made the ultimate sacrifice and given all your money, including your children's college money, your retirement money, any and all your moneys that you ever expect to have, to Black families, hopefully those living in the ghettos so that they can escape. Can y'all think of a better legacy to leave your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren? J. SHIRLEY JR