Column: Reparations is morally right. But L.A. Democrats will decide if it's politically doable
(Paul Kitagaki Jr. / Sacramento Bee via AP)
One morning a few months back, I came to understand the true meaning of reparations.I was talking with Gloria Holland, one of the survivors of Section 14, the neighborhood of Black homeowners that Palm Springs burned to the ground in the 1950s and 1960s to make way for the high-end hotels and restaurants that define the city today.