A task force was set up in California to make proposals for slavery reparations. Descendants of slaves in California could receive $223,200 each, it speculated. That would total $569billion – more than the entire state expenditure in 2021. Nearly 6.5% of California residents – 2.5M – identify as Black or African American. A focus of the task force has involved reimbursing for ‘housing discrimination.’ The task force was formed due to a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020.
A reparations committee in California has suggested that descendants of slaves in the state could be compensated $223,200 each for ‘housing discrimination’.
The nine-member Reparations Task Force was formed by California Governor Gavin Newsom as part of the country’s largest ever effort to address reparations for slavery.
A focus of the California task force has been ‘housing discrimination’ – it has been estimated that it would cost around $569billion to compensate the 2.5 million Black Californians for setbacks between 1933 and 1977, according to the New York Times.
That is more than California’s $512.8billion expenditure in 2021 – which included funding for schools, hospitals, universities, highways, policing and corrections.
However, discussions are still underway, and the panel is continuing to consider how payments should be made – some suggested tuition and housing grants while others proposed cash.
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