America’s wealth and global dominance didn’t emerge from thin air—it was built on the backs of enslaved Africans whose labor fueled an economy that still rewards their oppressors. The Unsettled Debt: Why America’s Original Sin Demands Reparations exposes the painful truths we’re taught to forget and asks the urgent question: how can a nation claim justice without redressing its greatest injustice? From economic theft to generational trauma, this piece unpacks why reparations aren't radical—they're overdue. Read on to explore the moral, historical, and economic case for settling the debt America still owes.