California reparations could see Black Americans receiving $223k each
reported that, just based on housing discrimination between 1933 and 1977, $569 billion in reparations would need to be paid to African Americans in California–amounting to $223,000 per person. The total amount of reparations suggested, the largest in history, will likely be much higher than that.and their families of freedom, citizenship, cultural heritage and economic opportunity.
The final costing for the reparations will be released in 2023, and then it'll be up to legislators whether to act upon the recommendations and determine how they will be fundedThe panel is now mulling over how it will recommend the reparations to be distributed, whether that is through education, health care or housing grants, or cash payments.
"We are looking at reparations on a scale that is the largest since Reconstruction," taskforce member and associate professor at the"That is why we must put forward a robust plan, with plenty of options," Lewis added. The taskforce looks to narrow the economic gap between white and Black Californians. Nationally, Black households have a median wealth of $24,100, compared with white households' median wealth of $188,200, according to the
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