California's Reparations Task Force, assembled in the wake of the fallout surrounding the death of George Floyd in 2020, is voting on its most ambitious reparations package yet on Saturday, May 6. Here's everything you need to know.
The Saturday meeting at Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, California, will see a vote on a range of new, costly reparations proposals.CALIFORNIA REPARATIONS TASK FORCE DRAFT PROPOSES UP TO $1.2 MILLION PAYMENTS FOR BLACK RESIDENTSThe California Reparations Task Force is a nine-member group, comprising eight black members and one Asian member, created through Assembly Bill 3121 on Sept. 20, 2020, in the wake of the George Floyd riots.
Despite their appointment by California's government, the state has no obligation to go through with any of the task force's proposals. The group has a deadline of July 1 to present its final report to the California legislature, which will then put it to vote. If passed, it will be sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom's office to sign.
However, the monetary compensation is only the beginning. Task force member Lisa Holder wrote in March that aside from the monetary aspect, the other proposals would be revolutionary, and touch upon every aspect of society.
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