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California Now Has a Reparations Proposal

Ericka Cruz GuevarraAnnelise FinneyAlan MontecilloMaria EsquincaJehlen Herdman
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A man in glasses speaks at a microphone from a long table with several people sitting beside him.
Vice-Chair Dr. Amos C. Brown welcomes attendees to the first in-person meeting of the California Reparations Task Force at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco's Fillmore District on April 14, 2022. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

California’s Reparations Task Force, the first of its kind in the nation, wrapped up 2 years of work studying reparations for Black Californians on Thursday. The task force, made up of scholars, community members and politicians, held days-long meetings studying what reparations could look like. 

The proposal is now in the hands of state legislators, who will decide whether to turn their recommendations into actual policy. So what’s in the plan? 

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Guest: Annelise Finney, KQED reporter

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