A measure to establish a new state agency has been presented by a member of the California Reparations Task Force. That would be in charge of implementing the reparations for slave-generation descendants.
Paving the Way for the California American Freedman Affairs Agency and Reparations Program
The senator from Gardena, Steven Bradford, is a Democrat, and he introduced the legislation, SB 490. The California American Freedman Affairs Agency would be founded as a result. It would be in charge of creating and carrying out a reparations programme.
The agency would be in charge of figuring out who qualifies for compensation. As well as the kind and scope of the proposed remedies. Additionally, it would be in charge of overseeing and managing the reparations programme.
The first significant legislation to emerge from the California Reparations Task Force is SB 490. In 2020, a task committee was established to research the background of slavery. Additionally, how it affected African Americans in California long after. The task force’s report, which included a number of reparations recommendations, was published in June 2023. It also involves setting up a state agency.
Task Force Member Proposes Bill SB 490 Introduced: Advancing the Reparations Struggle for African Americans in California
SB 490 is still in its early stages, so it’s unclear whether the California senate will approve it. But the bill’s introduction represents a considerable advance. during the struggle in California for reparations for African Americans.
The first significant legislation to emerge from the California Reparations Task Force is SB 490. In 2020, a task committee was established to research the background of slavery. Additionally, how it affected African Americans in California long after. The task force’s report, which included a number of reparations recommendations, was published in June 2023. It also involves setting up a state agency.
SB 490 is still in its early stages, so it’s unclear whether the California senate will approve it. But the bill’s introduction represents a considerable advance. during the struggle in California for reparations for African Americans.
