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Free State California: Reparations Panel Says State Owes $1.2M to Black Residents

May 2, 2023 7:17 amMay 3, 2023 8:24 am

Despite that California was never a slave state, the San Francisco reparations committee recently announced a proposal to pay each multi-decade black resident of the City $5 million. The reparations committee also proposed granting total debt forgiveness due to the...

Reparations Task Force Members Blast Media For Focusing On $800 Billion Estimate

April 14, 2023 2:30 amApril 14, 2023 2:31 am

Members of the California Reparations Task Force criticized the media this week for focusing on the $800 billion proposed estimate of reparations, calling the monetary figure the “least important” part of the proposal. Since the Task Force was first put...

Calif. Reparations Task Force Split on Eligibility; Decision Delayed

February 25, 2022 12:01 pm

The Reparations Task Force voted Thursday 5-4 to delay a vote on the matter of who will be eligible for reparations, surprising many who believed that they would come a definite decision on the issue. The Reparations Task Force was...

CA Legislative Slavery Reparations Task Force Convenes For First Time

June 2, 2021 2:20 amJune 1, 2021 9:14 pm

The first California legislative Slavery Reparations Task Force meeting convened on Tuesday, beginning a two year process in which they will come up with what reparations would be to descendants of former slaves will be and who exactly would be...