California reparations panel approves state apology, payments to Black residents: AP


By Xia Lin

NEW YORK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- California's reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies, reported The Associated Press (AP).

The nine-member committee, which first convened nearly two years ago, gave final approval at a meeting in Oakland to a hefty list of proposals that now go to state lawmakers to consider for reparations legislation, according to the report.

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