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Reparations for Black Californians inches closer to reality
Here’s where California is at in the fight for Black reparations
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Reparations for Black Californians inches closer to reality
A conversation about reparations has new life after a slate of bills were rolled out this week. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry reports.
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California's Black reparations task force delivers its historic 2-year report
Members of California’s Black reparations task force were set to present their historic two-year report to state lawmakers Thursday, challenging critics to read the hefty tome and reconsider redress for the descendants of slavery.
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State Reparations Draft Recommends $1.2M Payments for Black Californians
Economists advising California’s reparations task force are recommending payments of up to $1.2 million for Black Californians.
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Reparations Committee Gets Input From Black San Franciscans
The SF African-American Reparations Committee met Sunday at Glide Church to get feedback from Black San Franciscans on what they thought should be included in its reparations plan. Thom Jensen reports.
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California Reparations Task Force Holds Public Hearings in San Diego
There has not been any determination on how much money will be paid for reparations; for now, the task force is trying to figure out who will be eligible
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California Reparations Task Force Holds Public Hearings at San Diego State University
NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo explains how the California task force is paving the way for national conversations around reparations.
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California Trying to Find, Compensate Sterilization Victims
California officials want to pay reparations for government-forced or coerced sterilizations, but are having a hard time finding victims. The state has $4.5 million in reparations to distribute. Some people were victimized during the eugenics movement that peaked during the 1930s. Others were sterilized while in state prisons a decade ago. So far, state officials have awarded payments to 51...
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California Reparations Task Force Dives Into What is Owed
After more than a year delving into history and studies to make its case for reparations to California descendants of enslaved Black people, a first-in-the-nation task force began deliberations Wednesday to quantify how financial compensation might be calculated and what might be required to prove eligibility.