A task force has voted to approve recommendations for possible payments to Black residents and an apology for the state’s role in perpetuating discriminatory policies.
The panel also approved a section of the draft report saying reparations should include “cash or its equivalent” for eligible residents.
Saturday’s task force meeting marked a crucial moment in the long fight for local, state and federal governments to atone for discriminatory polices against African Americans. The proposals are“There’s no way in the world that many of these recommendations are going to get through because of the inflationary impact,” said Roy L. Brooks, a professor and reparations scholar at the University of San Diego School of Law., or more than 2.5 times its annual budget, in reparations to Black people.
The group’s work has garnered nationwide attention, as efforts to research and secure reparations for African Americans elsewhere have had mixed results.
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