California's reparations task force officially approved a report that provides recommendations for a formal apology for slavery and suggestions on monetary restitution.
first in the nation reparations task force has voted to approve recommendations for how the state should compensate and apologize to Black Americans in response to slavery.
The task force approved a public apology acknowledging the state’s responsibility for past wrongs and promising the state will not repeat them. It would be issued in the presence of people whose ancestors were enslaved. The task force did not put forward an official price tag which will be ironed out by the legislature but experts believe the cost could reach into the billions of dollars. The report does include projection restitution estimates and suggestions as to who would qualify for payments.
Whatever the final figures, it's unclear how California would afford to pay millions of dollars to each eligible Black resident. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced in January that the state faces a projected budget deficit of $22.5 billion for the coming fiscal year.
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