A California task force on reparations – the first of its kind in the nation – is set to release a report on Wednesday outlining several ways to address what it believes to be wrongs committed by the state against Black Americans.
The report calls for expanded voter registration, policies to hold police more accountable in cases of alleged brutality, and recommends the creation of a special office that would, in part, help Black Americans who descended from free or enslaved Black people in the country at the end of the 19th century document their eligibility for financial restitution.
The report, to be released by the state Department of Justice, does not provide a comprehensive reparations plan, which is due to lawmakers next year.
The report is expected to lay out how California supported slavery before it was technically abolished and oppressed Black residents through what it says are discriminatory laws and practices in education, home ownership, employment and the courts.
The task force in its draft report also recommends compensating people who were forced out of their homes for construction projects such as parks and highways and general renewal.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-report-comprehensive-reparations
The report calls for expanded voter registration, policies to hold police more accountable in cases of alleged brutality, and recommends the creation of a special office that would, in part, help Black Americans who descended from free or enslaved Black people in the country at the end of the 19th century document their eligibility for financial restitution.
The report, to be released by the state Department of Justice, does not provide a comprehensive reparations plan, which is due to lawmakers next year.
The report is expected to lay out how California supported slavery before it was technically abolished and oppressed Black residents through what it says are discriminatory laws and practices in education, home ownership, employment and the courts.
The task force in its draft report also recommends compensating people who were forced out of their homes for construction projects such as parks and highways and general renewal.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-report-comprehensive-reparations
