'$5 million is too little:' Activists
tell California reparations committee
to aim higher
Posted By: NorthernDog, 3/29/2023 11:03:07 PM
Activists on Wednesday demanded that the state of California pay millions of dollars to each Black resident in reparations as a way to make amends for slavery and subsequent discrimination, dismissing the idea of payments of $5 million per person as "nothing" and "too little." The demands were made at an in-person meeting of the California Reparations Task Force, which was created by state legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020. The committee was hearing comments from the public as it considers final recommendations to submit to the California Legislature, which will then decide whether to implement the measures
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'$5 million is too little:' Activists
tell California reparations committee
to aim higher 35 replies
tell California reparations committee
to aim higher 35 replies
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They also want the Zulu or Swahili language to be taught. English is apparently racism.