California task force launches study of slave reparations for African Americans

It's the first of its kind in the country, and it's happening right here in California. A task force met for the very first time this week, setting up lengthy discussions about reparations for African ... Read More

California Should Pay Reparations to African Americans, Task Force Says

The state flag of California flies on a flag pole in San Diego. REUTERS/Mike Blake A California task force released a 500-page report detailing the state’s role in perpetuating historic discrimination ... Read More

Task force details California's racist past in groundbreaking slave reparations report

SAN FRANCISCO — The reparations movement hit a watershed moment Wednesday with the release of an exhaustive report detailing California's role in perpetuating discrimination against African Americans, ... Read More

California reparations task force approves state apology, payments

OAKLAND — California's reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by ... Read More

California lawmakers pass bill to grant priority college admission for descendants of slavery

State lawmakers on Friday advanced a plan that would allow California colleges to offer preferential admission to students who are descended from enslaved people, part of an ongoing effort by ... Read More

California task force member says reparations are about more than payouts

A state task force’s long list of proposals for reparations offers for the first time a clear vision for how California may seek to remedy the historical harm done to its Black residents, and chart an ... Read More

'Long overdue:' California reparations bill would give some Black residents compensation

Members of the California Reparations Task Force are set to vote this weekend on a plan detailing recommendations for state compensation of eligible African Americans for financial losses brought on ... Read More

Could California pay $800B in reparations? What experts said after estimate made news

The California Reparations Task Force made headlines around the world this week as economic advisers to the group presented estimates that the state’s African American residents have suffered at least ... Read More

California Reparations Task Force Recommends over $225 Billion Payout for War on Drugs Compensation Alone

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California vote to limit reparations makes eligibility difficult, narrows slavery’s impact, experts say

A state task force had been split on who should receive reparations. A California task force’s decision to limit reparations for slavery to people who can trace their lineage to free and enslaved ... Read More

California should pay reparations to African Americans, task force says

June 1 (Reuters) - A California task force released a 500-page report detailing the state's role in perpetuating historic discrimination against African Americans, while recommending an official ... Read More