This Republican Administration thinks it's just fine for Americans pay reparations to illegal Mexicans who claim we stole their ancestral land. Since we are paying reparations to Mexicans in the form of welfare benefits, why do you think Republicans would be opposed to paying a lump sum to black Americans? I don't trust any politicians anymore, they're all self serving buffoons.
So what are you going to do come november?
Remember this was being pushed before Bush was elected the first time - it's died down precisely because with the republicans holding all the cards it wasn't going anywhere.
As for the republicans kowtowing to the latinos, the reason you're seeing that is because the republicans think that the latino vote is in play whereas the black vote is not.
Having said all this - I'm as disgusted as you are by the spineless people we put in office. The question we're up against is this - are we at a point where we cut our noses to spite our faces?