California Reparations Committee Confronts Harms of Slavery, Debates Direct Payments

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Dr. Shirley Weber testifies during her confirmation hearing as Secretary of State on Jan. 26, 2021 in Sacramento. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Dr. Shirley Weber testifies during her confirmation hearing as Secretary of State on Jan. 26, 2021 in Sacramento. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

By Jackie Botts
From Calmatters.org
For more than three decades, Black members of Congress have introduced legislation to study the lasting harms of slavery on African Americans, and propose remedies.
Year after year, the federal proposal languished.
Now, California is going it alone. Subscribe to read the full story…