California’s highly anticipated reparations report proposes more than 100 statewide policies to address generations of discrimination and racial disparities. Here are the key takeaways from the report:
released last year that detailed the legacy of slavery on California’s Black residents. That report was a scathing indictment” against the Black community.
The task force, in consultation with economists and policy experts, estimated the minimum dollar amount in harm that California has caused or could have prevented, totals at least $1 million per eligible person. It will be up to the California Legislature to collect data, propose firm reparations amounts and determine who is eligible to receive those payments. The major components of the equation include:The task force report determined that the difference in life expectancy between Black Americans and white non-Hispanics is due to unequal treatment in the health care system.
The task force suggests two ways of calculating loss from housing discrimination: calculating the average per capita white to Black homeownership wealth gap in 2019 taking into account interest, or calculating losses based on redlining.
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