California reparations panel OKs state apology, payments

California panel okays reparation pay for Black residents

California's reparations task force have voted to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologise to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.

California reparations panel approves state apology, payments to Black residents: AP

NEW YORK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- 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 discriminatory policies, reported The Associated Press (AP). Read full story

Reparations task force votes to approve recommendations for the payments of reparations to Black Californians

By Kevin Flower, Michelle Watson and Nicole Chavez, CNN A panel in California created to consider reparations for Black residents voted over the weekend to approve recommendations for the payments of reparations to Black Californians for injustices and discrimination stemming from slavery. Saturday’s meeting in Oakland was the 15th public meeting of the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, according to Kami…

California Activists Reject Reparations Plan, Demand More Than $1.2M Per Person

Far-left activists in California said Saturday that preposterously high reparations payments, proposed by the state's reparations task force, still aren't enough for them, Fox News reported Monday. One activist, Tony Pierce, appeared at a "highly explosive" task force meeting on Saturday to demand "$200 million for each and every African American." Another speaker said that reparations payments "should be starting at" $5 million. The activists' …

Reparations panel recommends possible millions for eligible Black Californians

A task force approved economic models for lawmakers to calculate the costs of historical racism in California.

Slavery Reparations Panel Recommends Possible Millions in Payments to Black Californians

Members of a state reparations task force hold a public hearing at San Diego State University in February. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters The California Reparations Task Force has approved economic models for calculating reparations which could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars owed to eligible Black residents to address past racial inequities. The models tell the state what is owed. The Legislature would have to adopt the recom…