California's reparations task force is recommending the state apologize and issue 'down payments' to Black residents as a way to make amends for slavery and racism.
Leo Terrell discusses L.A. schools shutting down amid a teacher strike and a proposal to pay Black Californians $360,000 in reparations payments.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 draft report also recommends a slew of policy changes, including banning cash bail, a controversial move that some have blamed for increases in crime in areas that have adopted it. Cheryl Grills, right, and Lisa Holder, left, are both members of the California Reparations Task Force.However, the task force's latest batch of documents, which include a draft final report and agenda items to discuss at an upcoming meeting, don't contain an overall price tag. Instead, they outline ways California could calculate how much money Black residents have lost since 1850, when the state was established, through today due to discrimination.
The task force also urges in its latest documents that eligible Black Californians receive cash"down payments" as soon as possible while waiting for the full amount of money loss due to racism and slavery to be calculated.
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