California Reparations Panel Approves Apology and Payments for Black Residents

A California panel has recommended a sweeping program of reparations for Black residents to compensate for the economic harm caused by racism in the state's history. The proposals, which are the most sweeping effort to devise a program of reparations in the US, could mean hundreds of billions of dollars in payments to Black residents to address past injustices, including housing discrimination, mass incarceration, and unequal access to healthcare. The task force's final report, which is to be sent to lawmakers in Sacramento before a July 1 deadline, includes projected restitution estimates calculated by several economists working with the task force.