What's the next step for Black reparations in San Francisco?

EXPLAINER: Next steps for Black reparations in San Francisco

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco leaders have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people to atone for slavery and the systemic discrimination that followed. But exactly what those reparations will look like remains up in the air. A city-created advisory committee has made more than 100 draft recommendations. They include $5 million payments to individuals and efforts to boost Black business ownership. T…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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EXPLAINER: Next steps for Black reparations in San Francisco

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco leaders have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people to atone for slavery and the systemic discrimination that followed. But exactly what those reparations will look like remains up in the air. A city-created advisory committee has made more than 100 draft recommendations. They include $5 million payments to individuals and efforts to boost Black business ownership. T…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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San Francisco lawmakers hear findings of Black reparations committee

San Francisco supervisors have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people, but whether members will agree to lump-sum payments of $5 million to every eligible person or to any of the more than 100 other recommendations made by an advisory committee won't be known until later this year.

1 year ago

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MY Northwest

EXPLAINER: Next steps for Black reparations in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco supervisors have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people, but whether members will agree to lump-sum payments of $5 million to every eligible person or to any of the more than 100 other recommendations made by an advisory committee won’t be known until later this year. The idea of Black reparations is not new, but the federal government’s promise of granting 40 acres and a mule to newly freed sla…

1 year ago·Tacoma, United States

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Coast Reporter

What's the next step for Black reparations in San Francisco?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco supervisors have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people, but whether members will agree to lump-sum payments of $5 million to every eligible person or to any of the more than 100 other recommendations

1 year ago·Sechelt, Canada

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