Affirmative action is bullshit and is doing nothing to bring true equality to the world. As for reparations, slavery sucks, but should the relatives of slaves get money? And should the relatives of slave owners pay that money? NO. If the government makes some kind of financial gesture on behalf of the nation as a whole, then that's cool, but that won't make the long deceased slave feel any better. And why should the relatives get paid? If there was to be any kind of financial payout, it should go towards funding something that will help the fight towards equality, rather than being given to individual relatives of slaves. We need to stop hanging onto the past and work together for the present, and the future.