Reparations in Limbo: Updates from California and Virginia

California's Reparations Task Force has approved its final report, recommending a public apology to Black Californians, dozens of policy reforms, and monetary payments. The panel recommended changes to provide equity in health care, education, policing, legal systems, and incarceration, as well as reforming historically redlined communities in the state. However, the $1.2 million compensation amount does not fit into the current state budget, and experts stress that compensation is not enough. Instead of relying on state budgets to provide reparations, it must be a federal project.