California reparations task force to recommend ‘down payments’ for slavery, racism
Posted on AllSides May 2nd, 2023
From The Center
Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters
The California Reparations Task Force published documents Monday indicating it plans to recommend the state apologize for racism and slavery and consider “down payments” of varying amounts to eligible African American residents.
The documents, numbering more than 500 pages, do not contain an overall price tag for reparations, but they do include ways the state could calculate how much money African Americans in California have lost since 1850, when the state was established, through today due to certain government practices.
