Economists provided advice on how to implement a massive reparations program, up to $1.2 million per person, to compensate Black Californians.
is preparing to recommend that the Golden State apologize and issue"down payments" to Black residents as a way to make amends for slavery and discrimination, although the state explicitly outlawed slavery when it joined the Union in 1850.published more than 500 pages
The Chronicle suggested this massive number was merely a"rough, partial estimate of what it would cost the state toThe paper quoted the report directly. This image made from video from the Office of the Governor shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom signing into law a bill that establishes a task force to come up with recommendations on how to give reparations to black Americans on Sept. 30, 2020, in Sacramento, Calif.
Despite being nearly three times the state’s overall budget, a member the task force in April dismissed concerns about the total cost, saying it was as the"least important piece" of their proposal.
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