The $12 million pledge is a mere fraction of the billions of dollars recommended by the state’s reparations task force but is a big step for the fledgling movement.
Vernon AME Church pastor Robert Turner speaks through a megaphone as he leads a protest for reparations through the Tulsa Arts District on Nov. 18, 2020. California’s reparations movement reached a new milestone after state lawmakers recently set aside $12 million in its next budget to provide recompense to Black residents.
“Obviously, it’s not enough,” Lodgson said. “But this is the first time ever that reparations for Black people will be a line item in a state budget.” California is seen by many activists as a potential benchmark for the national reparations movements, which has spread to cities and states across the country since the death of George Floyd in 2020 and the months of protests that followed. Earlier this month, Chicago issued a formal apology to Black residents for the harms caused by slavery, Jim Crow laws and present-day policies, and Mayor Brandon Johnson signedincludes $1.
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