The California Reparations Task Force, established to examine the issue of compensating descendants of enslaved Africans in the United States, gave the green light on Saturday to a proposal that recommends paying $1.2 million to each African-American resident in the state. The landmark decision aims to address historical injustices and the lasting impact of slavery…
Old Debate on Reparations Continues as California Task Force Approves $1.2 Million in Reparations for Each Black Resident
Old Debate on Reparations Raised as California Task Force Approves $1.2 Million for Each African-American Resident
The California Reparations Task Force, established to examine the issue of compensating descendants of enslaved Africans in the United States, gave the green light on Saturday to a proposal that recommends paying $1.2 million to each qualifying black resident in the state as a way to address slavery and other historical injustices against African-Americans. Established…
Denver City Councilmember Wants to Tax White-Owned Businesses
Denver City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca (D) spoke out and called on the Colorado government to increase taxes on white-owned businesses and give that money to black- and brown-owned businesses as a form of reparations. CdeBaca attended the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance Forum on Thursday and believes that “capitalism was built on stolen land, stolen…
Reparations Task Force Again Actually Hurts Black Californians
May 4, 2023
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Commentary If America is going to survive—and, yes, its existence is not certain—we’re going to have to start uniting our people instead of dividing them. As I have written in previous Epoch Times articles, the California Reparations Task Force is doing the opposite. My articles are here, here, here, and here. That deleterious pattern was…
California Reparations Panel Downplays $800 Billion Estimated Price Tag
April 14, 2023
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A member of California’s Reparations Task Force has downplayed its $800 billion estimated price tag, despite it being three times the state’s existing budget. Cheryl Grills, a member of the California Reparations Task Force, told CalMatters in an interview, that the total dollar amount was the “least important piece” of their reparations proposal. The committee is still…
PREMIERING NOW: What Does San Francisco’s Reparations Plan Mean for Black People? | The Larry Elder Show | EP. 141
March 23, 2023
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The city of San Francisco is considering giving $5 million to each black descendant of slaves who lives in the city. They also want to allow blacks to purchase a home for one dollar, even though the average price of a home in the city is over $1 million. Additionally, they want to provide $97,000…
What Does San Francisco’s Reparations Plan Mean for Black People? | The Larry Elder Show | EP. 141
March 23, 2023
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The city of San Francisco is considering giving $5 million to each black descendant of slaves who lives in the city. They also want to allow blacks to purchase a home for one dollar, even though the average price of a home in the city is over $1 million. Additionally, they want to provide $97,000…
Reparations Are a Statist Cudgel for Bludgeoning Property Owners
March 21, 2023
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Commentary San Francisco’s panel on reparations has issued a recommendation that qualified black residents in that city receive $5 million in reparations for the financial effects of slavery and/or racial discrimination. There was never slavery in the city of San Francisco, but the panel nevertheless suggested that city inhabitants must atone for racial discrimination. Such calls for…
California’s Reparations Task Force Considers Payments of $360,000 per Person
California is weighing handing billions of dollars in reparations to black residents, with supporters insisting that such a move will bring down crime rates originating from the community, while others warn that reparations remain a “bad idea.” One of the reparation models under consideration by the California Reparations Task Force would make the state owe…
DC Council Proposes Reparations for Black Residents in Nation’s Capital
The District of Columbia City Council reintroduced legislation to establish a reparation fund for black residents who have been “directly wronged and traumatized by the ills of slavery.” On Monday, at-large council member Kenyan McDuffie, along with nine other members, introduced the Reparations Foundation Fund and Task Force Establishment Act of 2023. The measure was…
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