The decision in Gratz v. Bollinger points the Nation toward squandering another 25 years stumbling on the wrong road of "diversity," instead of encouraging us to return to the roots of Affirmative Action: as a corrective program for blacks to remedy current effects of 355 years of slavery and Jim Crow. The remedy required is not "diversity," but Reparations, in the form of a three generational program of benefits in Education, Employment and Economic Development. Blacks themselves must push for Reparations, strengthen their self-images to withstand negative reactions and measure results in terms of Success-By-Degrees-The "No Failure" Guarantee