Interviews from Washington DC - Reparations for Slavery

The issue of Western governments paying reparations for slavery has been a demand of African descendants throughout the Americas. Indeed, the consequences and legacies of African slavery and native genocide, reflected in underdevelopment, continue to impact whole countries. The Caribbean Community has taken up the demand. In today's program, host Jorge Gestoso interviews Ralph Gonzalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on the enduring effects of slavaery and the current state of the campaign for reparations. teleSUR