San Fransisco's Black residents could get $5 million reparations payout

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voiced broad and enthusiastic support for a draft report containing over 100 recommendations on how to compensate eligible Black adults for centuries of systemic racism and slavery. A hearing held yesterday (Mar. 14) culminated in the unanimous adoption of a resolution to accept the reparations plan report. One proposal recommends the city give a lump-sum payment of $5 million to eligible Black residents, while other options include erasing personal debt and tax burdens, providing San Francisco homes to families for $1, and guaranteeing annual...