#reparations

#reparations

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People listen to the California reparations task force, a nine-member committee studying restitution proposals for African Americans, at a meeting Saturday at Mills College in Oakland.The panel voted on recommendations for how the state may compensate and apologize to Black Californians for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.

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A former Black Lives Matter activist has blasted San Francisco's "unrealistic" reparations plan, saying it's a way to "gaslight" black Americans - and accused lawmakers of being "more focused on slavery" than the homelessness plaguing the city.Xaviaer DuRousseau, a one-time BLM supporter who now works for PragerU, an advocacy group that creates videos that promote conservative ideas, said Tuesday that the costly handouts perpetuate "fraudulent narratives surrounding systemic racism."

San Francisco leaders will weigh a plan that could pay $5 million for every black citizen.AP
San Francisco politicians will meet Tuesday to publicly consider a reparations package that would pay $5 million lump-sum payments to its eligible black residents.The city's Board of Supervisors will weigh the draft plan, which recommends eliminating personal debt and tax burdens and doling out guaranteed annual incomes of at least $97,000 for 250 years to an undetermined number of black citizens in addition to the hefty check.

California's Reparations Task Force Committee is exploring a proposal to increase funding for Black students in public schools, a significant new conduit for reparations.During the panel's meetings in Sacramento earlier this month - and nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom tasked the panel with developing recommendations for Black residents affected by the legacy of slavery - the task force heard a presentation on how reparations could be leveraged to bolster school funding.

Walter Foster, 80, of Los Angeles, raises a sign calling for a focus on financial compensation as the California Reparations Task Force takes public comment in Los Angeles in September.Los Angeles Times via TNS
Residents of Sacramento and visitors from nearby regions have an opportunity Friday and Saturday to join the conversation regarding reparations in California.

Passionate voices filled Sacramento's Byron Sher Auditorium on Friday during an intense discussion over whether Black Americans who have been historically disenfranchised should receive reparations from the state.Among the more than 100 people who turned out for California's Reparations Task Force meeting was Gloria Pierrot-Dyer.

California's Reparations Task Force recently concluded its two-day public meeting geared toward compensating Black Americans affected by the legacy of slavery.But the nine-member body is a long way from the finish line.The panel has until July 1 to submit its final report to the Legislature.In the meantime, it is focused on gathering feedback and working out the report's moving parts.