Black woman dismantles reparations demanded in Tulsa: “Forgiveness will set you free”

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Black TikTok star Savannah Edwards took off the base of the whole idea of reparations that are being demanded in Tulsa. In a video posted on social media the star explained why that concept could not work.

Edwards started her video by addressing the “talk about reparations” that has been going on lately on social media. She also mentioned hearing a pastor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, declare that "we cannot have true reconciliation and healing without reparations.”

“I don't agree with that,” Edwards said before setting out all the reasons why the equitable distribution of payments to ancestors of slaves would only complicate things further, as reported by The Blaze.

“It's 2021, how are we to determine who gets reparations and who doesn't? Again, it's 2021, not every black person is the descendant of a slave and not every descendant of a slave is black, and not every person who was a slave was black.”

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According to Edwards, it’s not possible to help people through reparations because that is what forgiveness does.

“The first step to healing is forgiveness. And if the first thing that comes out of your mouth is, 'Well they don't deserve forgiveness' ... Sit down, let me learn you a thing or two,” Edwards, who is a Christian, shared.

“Time heals all wounds. But if you have a wound that hasn't healed, it's probably because you're still picking at it. If you fill your heart with bitterness, there's no room for joy and there's no room for peace,” she continued.

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“Even worse, some of y'all have passed that bitterness down to your children. Forgiveness isn't for that other person; it's for you. It's to set you free,” she concluded.

One commenter asked on the platform, “Why should I forgive them for the way they looked down and continue to look down on my people?”

The star quickly replied in a follow-up video in which she pointed out that “you can't control what other people do; you can only control your response.”

“Forgiveness does not excuse people's behavior, forgiveness does not erase the past, forgiveness sets you free. Forgiveness releases you from bitterness,” is how Edwards feels about any idea of reparations related to the Tulsa incidents.

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