Are Blacks Too Focused On The Past?

In America, AFRICAN-AMERICANS are disconnected from their own history, but how much AFRICAN/BLACK HISTORY is necessary for the BLACK COMMUNITY to progress in 2017?  Many will argue the African-Americans, in general, are too focused on the past transgressions of America, and because of it they fail to progress as a group.  Others argue the past transgressions of America, in particular to African-Americans, have not been properly assessed to ensure the progress of the group.  Are REPARATIONS due?  What if REPARATIONS never come, how does the Black community progress collectively?  MENTAL DIALOGUE asking the questions America's afraid to ask.  "ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU THINK"