A San Francisco committee has proposed a $5 million one-time payment for each eligible Black resident as reparations. The San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee, formed in 2020 under the city's human rights commission, was tasked with developing a plan to address the harm inflicted on African American communities...
Newsom Signs Law Mandating Study of Reparations for Black Americans
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Wednesday requiring the state to develop a detailed plan for paying reparations to Black Americans. The move makes California the first to mandate a study of how it can make amends for its role in the oppression of Black people. Under the law,...
Black Community Blisters Brandau for 'Reparations' Remark
Leaders of Fresno's black community on Thursday publicly criticized city councilman Steve Brandau's comparison of extra gas tax road repair funding for the city's southern districts to slavery reparations. After they spoke out during the council meeting — and some of his own colleagues suggested that apologize — Brandau only...