HOW TO JUSTIFY AND PURSUE REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY IN JAMAICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND THE UNITED STATES. Appealing to human conscience and moral ethos will not achieve this. Begging and pleading will not achieve this, nor will common clichés, jargons and slogans. This is bigger than any political campaign, so “Better Must Come,” Keep Hope Alive,” “Yes, We Can,” or “It's Time for Reparation” won't get us anything. It’s time to shift gears and move beyond the moral and emotional arguments for reparations. Thomas Huxley once said: Moral tendencies are not part of human nature, and our ancestors became moral by choice, not by evolution. He also stated that "human morality is a cultural layer, a thin veneer hiding an otherwise selfish and brutal nature." Bearing this in mind and aware that slavery is undoubtedly the highest form of moral turpitude, he then appeals for reparation only on the following grounds: morality, would be a waste of time. The idiomatic expression "You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" is true, and because this is true and because morality speaks to the highest level of human consciousness, we must seek other justifiable avenues of appeal. The International Court of Justice is well equipped to deal with crimes against humanity, from conscious genocide (since more than 2 million slaves died in the transatlantic slave trade) to illegal enrichment. Everywhere in the Caribbean, the United States and Africa there is something moving. It's like a dormant volcano, you know it's there, you know it has potential but you rarely pay attention to it. Every now and then you hear a slight noise or see a faint mist that plays with your imagination, reminding you of possible seismic activity. ...... middle of paper ......when paying hundreds to get dreads. Bob Marley reminds us: “Is he who laughs last the one who wins.” When Filmore Alvaranga, the pioneer, wrote letters to the Queen, the British government and the UN seeking redress and when lawyer Ras Miguel Lorne took the British monarch to court in 2002 for redress, who would have thought that 15 Caribbean countries, including the Jamaican Prime Minister, would do so later. come together to walk through the cause. Once again it showed that Jamaicans are the most assertive and aggressive people on the planet. We speak up when others are silent, we put up with very little, and we resist anything that doesn't suit us. We question everything; we will fight for our rights, even creating conflict when necessary, even if it is with the Queen of England. Repair is the big event, it’s the gold medal but we know how to win.