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"content": "\u003cp>About 3,000 people packed the Oakland Museum of California Thursday for the sold-out, second annual Hella Juneteenth festival — a celebration of Black joy, pride, community and freedom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free, became a federal holiday in 2021 — though communities have marked the occasion for generations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045139\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-9-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-9-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-9-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-9-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of friends dance at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The event, hosted by Hella Creatives, included a cookout, live music, Black-owned vendors, line dancing and other activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Bay Area native Ashley Hughes, Juneteenth is a time to embrace and honor her roots. “It means being a Black woman feeling liberated, feeling happy,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Margaret Ellis, whose family is from Louisiana and descended from people kidnapped in the early 1800s and transported on the Caledonia, Juneteenth is a day of community and honoring her ancestors. Ellis’ family celebrates each year and has taught her children and grandchildren that they “come from more than slavery.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aunti Afua, 81, of Oakland, has been celebrating Juneteenth her entire life. “I’m here because this is a celebration of what we have been through and where we are going,” she said. “We ain’t done yet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045148\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1333px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045148\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-26-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-26-KQED.jpg 1333w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-26-KQED-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-26-KQED-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dean Rene and Lawren Wooten pose for a photo at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045160\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1333px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045160\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-48-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-48-KQED.jpg 1333w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-48-KQED-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-48-KQED-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siblings Elijah, 2, and Samara, 4, pose for a photo at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045140\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045140\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-11-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordyn Johnson, 9, gets the continent of Africa painted on her face at the Hella Juneteenth festival at the Oakland Museum of California on June 19, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045144\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045144\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-18-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1318\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-18-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-18-KQED-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-18-KQED-1536x1012.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From top, Uilani Gray, Denise Hayes, Michelle Smith, Ebony Rice and Anitra Clark take a selfie at Hella Juneteenth. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045158\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045158\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-43-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-43-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-43-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-43-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People celebrating at the second annual Hella Juneteenth. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045152\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045152\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-36-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-36-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-36-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-36-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three attendees enjoying the sun at the Hella Juneteenth festival. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045138\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-8-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-8-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-8-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-8-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lisha Bell wears “Black Lives Matter” earrings at the Hella Juneteenth festival. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045150\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045150\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-30-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-30-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-30-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, 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Ellis’ family celebrates each year and has taught her children and grandchildren that they “come from more than slavery.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aunti Afua, 81, of Oakland, has been celebrating Juneteenth her entire life. “I’m here because this is a celebration of what we have been through and where we are going,” she said. “We ain’t done yet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12045148\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1333px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12045148\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-26-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-26-KQED.jpg 1333w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/20250619_HELLAJUNETEENTH_GC-26-KQED-160x240.jpg 160w, 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But roughly six months later, they’re still waiting on that money. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organizations across Northern California are \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ijpr.org/music-arts-culture/2025-06-18/juneteenth-celebrations-planned-across-the-region-in-coming-days\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">celebrating Juneteenth\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Thursday and in the coming days. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Black Surf Santa Cruz \u003ca href=\"https://www.kazu.org/kazu-news/2025-06-16/black-surf-santa-cruz-hosts-juneteenth-paddle-out-thousands-on-central-coast-join-nationwide-protests\">recently hosted\u003c/a> their fifth annual liberation paddle-out to celebrate Juneteenth.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Palm Springs Reparations Effort For Displaced Families Nears Payout, But Survivors Are Still Waiting\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Palm Springs is one step closer to paying reparations to Black and Latino families who were forcibly removed from their homes more than 60 years ago. But nearly six months after the city approved \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014575/palm-springs-oks-5-9-million-in-reparations-for-black-and-latino-families-whose-homes-the-city-burned\">a historic $5.9 million settlement,\u003c/a> survivors are still waiting for the money.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The delay isn’t on the city’s end. Officials said they’re ready to release the funds. But they’re still waiting on a final, verified list of eligible recipients from civil rights attorney Areva Martin, who represents the group Section 14 Survivors. Martin said the vetting process has taken time but that’s intentional. “We’re more interested in fairness and making sure everyone that wants to participate is given an opportunity to do so than driven by any deadlines,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">To qualify for the cash settlement, survivors and their descendants were required to submit three documents proving they lived in Section 14 during the years the city cleared the neighborhood. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s proved difficult for many applicants who are in their late 70s and 80s and don’t use email or online platforms. Martin’s team received about 350 claims, relying on everything from old phone books and school records to marriage certificates to verify eligibility.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">From the late 1950s through the early 1960s, the city of Palm Springs bulldozed and burned homes in Section 14, a one square mile neighborhood that was home to mostly low-income Black and Latino families. Many residents were never compensated. The city claimed it was clearing out substandard housing\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"ArtP-headline\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.ijpr.org/music-arts-culture/2025-06-18/juneteenth-celebrations-planned-across-the-region-in-coming-days\">\u003cstrong>Juneteenth Celebrations Planned Across Northern California \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp class=\"ArtP-subheadline\">Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in 1865. This year marks the 160th anniversary. Throughout far Northern California, groups will honor the anniversary in a variety of ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Eureka, \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/jun/18/audio-humboldt-juneteenth/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">Black Humboldt\u003c/a> will hold a multiday cultural festival from Thursday through Saturday. There will be a barbecue on Thursday from 3-7 p.m., followed by karaoke, as well as an open mic night Friday starting at 5 p.m. Saturday’s festivities will include vendors, food trucks and performers from 2-9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.redding.com/story/news/2025/06/18/juneteenth-in-redding-day-of-remembrance-resilience-and-joy/84174475007/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">Redding\u003c/a> will hold a block party Thursday starting at 3:30 p.m., featuring a New Orleans-style brass band, vendors, food and presentations from community speakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"ArtP-headline\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kazu.org/kazu-news/2025-06-16/black-surf-santa-cruz-hosts-juneteenth-paddle-out-thousands-on-central-coast-join-nationwide-protests\">\u003cstrong>Black Surf Santa Cruz Hosts Juneteenth Paddle Out\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A paddle-out is a surfer’s memorial in the water. Black Surf Santa Cruz began from a paddle-out for George Floyd in 2020. Now, the liberation paddle-out celebrates Juneteenth and the Black community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nonprofit’s mission is to remove systemic barriers to surfing. Founder and Executive Director Bella Bonner says she lived in Santa Cruz for 15 years before putting on a wetsuit. “When we talk about access barriers, there’s the tangible ones like access to equipment, access to transportation, living near a beach. But then there’s some of the ones that are more unseen,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonner said the paddle-out is helping break down some of those–like feelings of safety and belonging.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>In June 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom set aside \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11992846/california-sets-aside-up-to-12-million-for-reparations-bills-to-make-amends-for-racist-legacy\">$12 million\u003c/a> to spend on reparations legislation, a historic move by the state to atone for its legacy of racism and discrimination against Black residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the dispersal of the money is still being decided in the state Legislature, disagreements over how it should be used have surfaced between politicians, academics and reparative justice advocates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the state budget deadline approaching, some restorative justice advocates see an opportunity to advance the movement — despite efforts by the Trump administration to curtail conversations about race and accountability. Three bills backed by reparative justice advocates — and based on recommendations from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/reparations\">California Reparations Task Force\u003c/a> — are set to be voted on this year, with a recently passed bill creating a new state agency to oversee restitution for descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke to lawmakers, academics and advocates to figure out what is happening with the $12 million, how we got here and what the future holds for the reparations movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to:\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#california-reparations-future\">What does the future of reparations in California look like?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Understandingthe$12million\">\u003c/a>What is the $12 million for?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The $12 million is coming from the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB108\">general fund\u003c/a>. It’s a small slice of the fiscal year’s \u003ca href=\"https://ebudget.ca.gov/budget/publication/#/e/2024-25/Home\">$297.9 billion budget\u003c/a>, approximately 0.004%, but the state is grappling with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040025/newsom-blames-trump-california-budget-deficit-aims-cap-undocumented-health-care\">a projected shortfall of billions of dollars\u003c/a> and proposed cuts to services such as health care for undocumented people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As former state Sen. Steven Bradford, who was on the task force, said \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/07/nx-s1-5030141/what-could-reparations-look-like-in-california#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20month%2C%20California%20lawmakers,%2C%20politically%2C%20it's%20been%20tough.\">to NPR last year\u003c/a>, the $12 million does not “come close to healing or addressing all the massive wrongs and continued vestiges of slavery and discrimination,” but “it lets folks know that we’re serious about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a beginning,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11942341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11942341\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man wearing a jacket and tie, sitting at a desk.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-800x571.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-1536x1097.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California state Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), a member of California’s reparations task force, in his office in Sacramento on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Will there be cash payments?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Reparations are often associated with direct payments to individuals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the abolishment of slavery in the United States, a government program promised to provide “40 Acres and a Mule” to formerly enslaved people. But the promise was never fulfilled. The few Black families who were given property had it swiftly taken away after President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/40-acres-and-a-lie/\">an investigation by \u003cem>Mother Jones\u003c/em>, the Center of Public Integrity and \u003cem>Reveal\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Reparation was never about a check. It was about land. It was about property ownership,” Bradford, who was also the vice chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, said. “But if it were to be a check, the minimum it should be is \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTES5mX9-Co\">[around $350,000]\u003c/a>, because that was clearly identified through leading economists of what the wealth gap is between African American families and their white counterparts. That should be the floor, not the ceiling.”[aside postID=arts_13976970 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/20240619_JuneteenthCookout_GC-5_qed-1020x680.jpg']“I don’t think this state — or this nation — can ever fully compensate those descendants of slavery who built this country,” Bradford added. “It’s not enough money in our coffers to do so, but we can make amends and provide some kind of level of recognition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The government has doled out cash payments for reparations before. In 1988, demand pushed the United States government to distribute \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11906015/how-japanese-americans-in-the-bay-area-are-carrying-forward-the-legacy-of-reparations\">reparations to around 82,000 people\u003c/a> for the mass incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. In 2024, some Californian women who were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008246/i-would-have-been-a-great-mom-california-finally-pays-reparations-to-woman-it-sterilized\">forcibly sterilized in prison\u003c/a> received payments from the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the top recommendations from the California Reparations Task Force was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2023/05/california-payment-calculator-reparations/\">direct cash payments\u003c/a> — totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars — to descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the idea of payments has been difficult to get support from political figures, like Newsom, who cite \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/07/nx-s1-5030141/what-could-reparations-look-like-in-california#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20month%2C%20California%20lawmakers,%2C%20politically%2C%20it's%20been%20tough.\">budgetary issues\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The $12 million has been allotted for “\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB108\">the implementation of reparations legislation that is enacted into law\u003c/a>,” meaning any bills or proposals that pass through the state government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12020007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12020007\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carolyn Johnson, CEO of Black Culture Zone, discusses plans to remake part of the Allen Temple Baptist Church into a community space during a fundraising walking tour for the Rise East collective along International Boulevard in Oakland on Oct. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The intent is for the Administration to work with the Legislature on the allocation of these funds,” a spokesperson for the California Department of Finance said in a statement to KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The spokesperson said that there are no requirements for the bill at present, and there is no specific timeline associated with appropriation of the money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area will see a glimpse of how reparations can work when invested in public infrastructure. In East Oakland, a collective of nonprofits called Rise East unlocked a $50 million grant from Blue Meridian Partners, a national philanthropic organization, by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021914/rise-east-unlocks-100-million-to-reimagine-east-oakland\">raising a matching $50 million\u003c/a>. The money will be used for Rise East’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.riseeast.org/\">10-year plan to address decades of harm\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How did we get here?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Although California entered the union as a free state in 1850, it did not ratify the 14th and 15th Amendments — granting citizenship and voting rights, respectively — for more than a century. After the abolishment of slavery, attacks on Black people continued. In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan had a sizable presence in California, and discriminatory housing laws and redlining dismantled neighborhoods like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11825401/how-urban-renewal-decimated-the-fillmore-district-and-took-jazz-with-it\">San Francisco’s Fillmore District\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the reparations task force noted in its report, the life expectancy gap between Black Californians and their white counterparts can be “interpreted as the cumulative effect of unequal treatment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11942566\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11942566\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Three African American men have a standing conversation.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) speaks with attendees during a California Reparations Task Force meeting in Sacramento on March 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Reparations were never a handout,” Bradford said to KQED. “It was never charity. It was what was promised and what was owed and what’s 160 years overdue — whether it’s in the form of a check, continued education, ongoing health care, homebuyers assistance, tax exemptions for a period of time, business loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s many ways that we can provide opportunities to folks who have been disenfranchised in this country simply because of the color of their skin.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reparations gained momentum across the United States after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987911/how-george-floyds-murder-ignited-solidarity-in-the-streets-and-californias-reparations-movement\">murder of George Floyd\u003c/a> by Minneapolis officers five years ago, as protests against police brutality and anti-Black racism \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/george-floyd-protests\">blossomed in California and across the country\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The social upheaval from four years ago provided the legislative support for Assembly Bill 3121, which created \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11948198/examining-reparations-and-the-historical-harms-of-slavery-and-racism-in-california\">the reparations task force\u003c/a> — the first statewide body to study reparative measures for Black people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June 2023, after two years of research, the task force \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953025/reparations-task-forces-final-report-covers-much-more-than-money\">released a final report\u003c/a> of more than 1,000 pages outlining policies to help close racial gaps in housing, education and health — including a K–12 Black studies curriculum, wellness centers in Black communities and free tuition at California public colleges and universities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to direct payments, another major recommendation was the creation of the \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/ch18-ca-reparations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California American Freedman Affairs Agency (PDF)\u003c/a>, which would administer reparations, offer legal services and operate a genealogy office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How genealogy comes into play\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One major point of contention the reparations task force addressed was determining who would be eligible for reparations. While some members of the task force were in favor of limiting restitution to those who can prove they are the descendants of an enslaved person, others argued for race-based eligibility. Under the latter, any Black person in the state would be eligible for reparations regardless of descendancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, the task force voted 5–4 to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909471/unpacking-reparations-eligibility-in-california\">limit its compensation eligibility\u003c/a> to people whose lineage can be traced to an enslaved person. While some of the recommendations in the task force’s final report addressed systemic issues that affect all Black Californians, the decision to limit eligibility for direct compensation was controversial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044680\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Task force members Lisa Holder and Don Tamaki speak during the 2nd day of an in-person meeting of the California Reparations Task Force at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco on April 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lisa Holder, a task force member and president of the Oakland-based Equal Justice Society, said she supports race-based reparations because the harm experienced by Black people did not end with the abolition of slavery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Holder said decades of segregation in the United States, along with its history of colonization in Africa and the Caribbean, have denied many Black and African people the opportunities they should have had access to. Discriminatory practices in the educational system and the United States’ financial institutions, as well as abuses by law enforcement, have also perpetuated a continued cycle of race-based harm, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Black people throughout the diaspora have been harmed by anti-Black animus and anti-Black hate,” Holder said. “All Black people deserve repair.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other task force members and reparations advocates expressed concern that race-based reparations could be more vulnerable to legal challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12042500 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1373\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-800x549.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1020x700.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1920x1318.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">UC Berkeley law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky at his home in Oakland, on Jan. 19, 2021. \u003ccite>(Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, said the Supreme Court has made it clear that it is hostile to policies that include “racial preference,” even those that are meant to remediate past instances of discrimination. They could be declared unconstitutional, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chemerinsky, who testified before the task force in 2022, said a reparations package based on lineage would be more likely to hold up in court because it avoids the kind of racial classifications that have undermined policies like affirmative action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Although most enslaved individuals were Black individuals, there were also individuals who were not Black who were enslaved,” Chemerinsky told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not a matter of the greatest social good, but rather what will most likely survive judicial examination, he said. Racial considerations were used for recommendations that look at broader systemic change, according to Holder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not just about a check in the mail,” Holder said. “It is about rehabilitating our systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reparations package and the 115 bills that we introduced as a task force toggle back and forth between direct payments and financial compensation and systemic repair. All Black people — frankly, all people — are eligible for that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What bills were on the table in 2024?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Last year, the California Legislative Black Caucus introduced a slate of bills incorporating many of the task force’s policy proposals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981271/track-the-success-of-californias-14-reparations-bills-for-black-residents\">signed six of the 14 bills\u003c/a>, including one that requires the state to issue a formal apology for its \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12006819/california-to-issue-apology-for-slavery-as-newsom-signs-reparations-bills\">role in harming Black residents\u003c/a> through racist and oppressive policies. Under Assembly Bill 3089, a plaque displaying the official apology is set to be installed in the State Capitol Building in Sacramento, though no action has been taken yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040807\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040807\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California State Capitol in Sacramento on May 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Department of General Services \u003ca href=\"https://bcp.dof.ca.gov/2526/FY2526_ORG7760_BCP7787.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">requested $500,000 (PDF)\u003c/a> for the plaque, which the Department of Finance said is separate from the $12 million. According to the Department of General Services, there is no timeline on the plaque until the item is approved by the state Legislature and the budget is signed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other bills signed by Newsom last year include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1815\u003c/strong>: Prohibits discrimination based on certain traits associated with race, such as hair texture or style.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Senate Bill 1089\u003c/strong>: Requires grocery stores and pharmacies to provide employees, county officials and surrounding communities with advanced notice of their impending closures.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1986\u003c/strong>: Allows the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Office of the Inspector General to track and publicize which books are banned in state prisons.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1929\u003c/strong>: Requires data tracking of who receives state technical education grants to be disaggregated by race.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 3131\u003c/strong>: Requires the state Department of Education to prioritize socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in historically redlined communities for career education grants.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reparations (and reparations-adjacent) bills in California\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-BvlhD\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/BvlhD/2/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"900\" data-external=\"1\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tensions rising\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For many organizers and reparations advocates, it was not enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reparations task force “did a really good job of working out the mechanics,” said Kamilah Moore, the former chair of the task force. “I’ve been trying to stay optimistic, but it is a bit disconcerting — even upsetting — given that the task force ended June ’23. It’ll be almost two years, and there hasn’t been much progress.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former state Sen. Steven Bradford introduced three bills last year that many in the movement saw as the centerpiece of the CLBC’s reparations package. All three failed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948415\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948415\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing glasses, a navy blue jacket and yellow and black designed shirt, shakes hands with a Black woman wearing a patterned hat and black shirt in a building with other people in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Task force chair Kamilah Moore speaks with attendees during the 2nd day of an in-person meeting of the California Reparations Task Force at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco on April 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Senate Bill 1403 would have created the California American Freedmen Agency to implement the reparations task force’s recommendations, while Senate Bill 1331 would have funded it. Both bills were ultimately pulled off the floor by members of the Black Caucus before they could be voted on after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12002804/centerpiece-reparations-bill-derailed-by-newsoms-late-request-heres-why\">pressure from Newsom’s office\u003c/a>, sparking backlash from reparations activists who criticized members of the Black Caucus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many were frustrated by what they felt was a unilateral decision to reject Bradford’s bills, despite what constituents were calling for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m living in Sacramento. There’s no Black Caucus member that represents the Sacramento area,” said Chris Lodgson, an organizer with the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, or CJEC. “I can’t vote against them if I don’t like what they do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044684\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Lodgson, an organizer with the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, a reparations advocacy group, speaks during a rally against Proposition 36 at the Upper Haight bookstore, Booksmith, in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Senate Bill 1050, which would have provided compensation to people affected by racist land seizures, received approval from both legislative houses but was vetoed. According to Newsom, there is no existing agency that could implement the bill, though SB 1403 would have created one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May 2024, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/wendyfry_/status/1836047838217904612?s=46\">\u003cem>CalMatters\u003c/em> reported\u003c/a> that members of the CLBC sent a letter to Newsom asking that $6 million of the $12 million allocation be sent to the California Black Freedom Fund, a $100 million initiative dedicated to funding nonprofits that support Black communities and tackle anti-Blackness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Moore, community organizations such as the ones supported by the fund can be difficult to track and oversee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not denigrating the utility of nonprofits or the work that they’ve done for our communities,” Moore said. “But this is a reparations commission. … The state should not outsource the solutions to nonprofits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are the bills in play right now in 2025?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While there is only one bill that seeks funding from the $12 million, there are several bills in session meant to address the harms of institutional racism that have attracted the attention of reparations activists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841803\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11841803\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural.jpg\" alt=\"A street mural on Ellis Street in South Berkeley spells out 'Reparations Now!'\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A street mural on Ellis Street in South Berkeley spells out ‘Reparations Now!’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Todd Matthews)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Senate Bill 518 \u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>Passed\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>This bill would create a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB518\">Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery\u003c/a> within the Department of Justice. The leader of the bureau would be appointed by the attorney general and confirmed by the Senate. The bureau would “determine how an individual’s status as a descendant would be confirmed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong> Newsom signed the bill into law on Oct. 10.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California is not just confronting the past. We are investing in the future,” Weber Pierson said in \u003ca href=\"https://blackcaucus.legislature.ca.gov/news/governor-newsom-signs-landmark-bill-creating-slavery-descendants-bureau\">a news release\u003c/a>. “With SB 518, we have created a model for how states can move from study to structure, from intention to action. This is about building something permanent that honors the truth and restores dignity to the descendants of those who endured generations of injustice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CJEC pushed back on the bureau’s language in June, saying the bill would open services to non-descendants of slavery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to have to go to the state’s top law enforcement body to do my reparations claims. Or have my genealogy data sitting with the state’s top police,” Lodgson added. “That is crazy to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Senate Bill 437\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>In progress\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>Weber Pierson (D-San Diego)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>It seeks $6 million to enable “the California State University to conduct research in furtherance of the recommendations of the task force, thereby making an appropriation.” Citing the task force, the guidelines of the bill would propose research to conduct and determine ways to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong>Some critics argue that the bill is redundant. Last year, Newsom’s administration offered the same language as an amendment to one of Bradford’s bills, which he rejected, saying it recreated what the task force had already done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The task force studied reparations for two years,” Bradford said. “No disrespect to the CSUs … [but] they would just further meat on the bone, so to speak, on how it would be structured. But not the implementation of reparations. There are professional genealogists out there already.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lodgson agreed, saying that the task force’s recommendation to provide genealogy services is “very different from giving the CSU $6 million to research how to do genealogy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006891\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006891\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morris Griffin holds up a sign during a meeting by the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans in Oakland, Dec. 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1315\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>In progress\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>Former Assemblymember Bill Essayli, who is currently the interim United States attorney for the Central District of California. The bill needs a new author, Lodgson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>This bill would create a California American Freedmen Affairs Agency within the state government. The leader of the agency would be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. The \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1315\">purpose\u003c/a> of the agency is to “verify a resident’s status as an American Freedman, as defined, and create and maintain an accurate database registry of American Freedmen residents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong>As described by Lodgson, the legislation is “in direct competition” with Weber Pierson’s bill and was brought to Essayli by the CJEC. Lodgson defended working with a Republican lawmaker, saying it follows what the task force recommended more closely. Moore \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcra.com/article/california-fight-for-reparations-unexpected-pair/63965892\">agreed\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mid-October, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059600/newsom-vetoes-stall-californias-reparations-push-for-black-descendants\">vetoed several reparations-related bills\u003c/a>, arguing they were unnecessary, would strain state resources or posed legal risks. The measures included:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 7\u003c/strong>, which would have allowed descendants of enslaved people to receive preference in university admissions, business licenses and first-time homebuyer loans.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 57\u003c/strong>, which proposed setting aside 10% of funds in the California Dream for All Program for descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 62\u003c/strong>, which would have allowed residents who lost property through racist eminent domain policies to petition the state for compensation.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 742\u003c/strong>, which sought to prioritize professional license applications for descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"california-reparations-future\">\u003c/a>What does the future of reparations in California look like?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For many racial justice advocates, the mass protests following George Floyd’s murder in 2020 marked a moment of racial reckoning for institutions across the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Politicians and government agencies, media outlets and corporations responded with urgency, issuing \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/13/after-years-marginalizing-black-employees-customers-corporate-america-says-black-lives-matter/\">statements of solidarity\u003c/a> and introducing initiatives that would increase diversity, equity and inclusion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11879375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11879375\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/gettyimages-1325462782-11cedddb24505af92a60e86c49c305934cf5ab34-scaled-e1624651309323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two children view a mural of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Friday, as a Hennepin County court weighed the sentence to impose on former police officer Derek Chauvin. \u003ccite>(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Some of it was meaningful,” Eric Garcia, co-director of Detour Productions in San Francisco, told \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977200/the-great-quiet-quitting-of-dei-in-bay-area-arts\">KQED Arts.\u003c/a> “A lot of it was reactive, short-lived and ultimately self-serving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Five years later, the political landscape in the United States has taken a sharp, rightward turn. As the Trump administration continues to condemn efforts to improve diversity and equity in both the public and private sectors, reparations advocates are searching for new ways to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034699/racial-justice-advocates-stay-course-dei-faces-mounting-attacks\">advance the racial justice movement\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is tremendous hostility from the White House to civil rights,” said Chemerinsky, the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. “It’s impossible at this moment to know how successful the Trump administration will be in undermining civil rights law, but there’s no doubt that they’re engaged in a concerted effort to do so.”[aside postID=news_11944986 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63478_005_KQED_AlisonFordBerkeley_03022023-qut-1020x680.jpg']It has also impacted how policymakers approach racial justice policies. Black legislators in California, for example, have avoided using the term “reparations” in bills due to its association with direct cash payments, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2025/02/20/black-caucus-reparations-00205352\">report\u003c/a> by \u003cem>Politico\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel the California Legislative Black Caucus is very much committed to this issue and committed to staying with the issue for more than one legislative session,” said Holder. “This is not a one-and-done program. This is not about trying to fix 400 years of harm in 15 minutes. That’s unrealistic and that will be unsuccessful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She continued: “In this moment, when we are dealing essentially with an apex predator who’s attacking democracy and who has hijacked our federal government and our resources, we have to really be strategic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lodgson argued that not much has changed for him, as the bills he supported failed under a Democratic administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Democrats and Republicans — none of these administrations supported reparations at the federal level. None of them,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bradford said California missed a critical opportunity last year to enact reparations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We first must understand the history and understand why, when it comes to African Americans, we always continue to have to take a back seat and say, ‘Get over it’ or ‘It’s not a priority,’” he said. “It’s still a priority. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to:\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#california-reparations-future\">What does the future of reparations in California look like?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Understandingthe$12million\">\u003c/a>What is the $12 million for?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The $12 million is coming from the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB108\">general fund\u003c/a>. It’s a small slice of the fiscal year’s \u003ca href=\"https://ebudget.ca.gov/budget/publication/#/e/2024-25/Home\">$297.9 billion budget\u003c/a>, approximately 0.004%, but the state is grappling with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040025/newsom-blames-trump-california-budget-deficit-aims-cap-undocumented-health-care\">a projected shortfall of billions of dollars\u003c/a> and proposed cuts to services such as health care for undocumented people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As former state Sen. Steven Bradford, who was on the task force, said \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/07/nx-s1-5030141/what-could-reparations-look-like-in-california#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20month%2C%20California%20lawmakers,%2C%20politically%2C%20it's%20been%20tough.\">to NPR last year\u003c/a>, the $12 million does not “come close to healing or addressing all the massive wrongs and continued vestiges of slavery and discrimination,” but “it lets folks know that we’re serious about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a beginning,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11942341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11942341\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man wearing a jacket and tie, sitting at a desk.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-800x571.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/IMG_4305-1536x1097.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California state Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), a member of California’s reparations task force, in his office in Sacramento on Aug. 10, 2022. \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Will there be cash payments?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Reparations are often associated with direct payments to individuals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the abolishment of slavery in the United States, a government program promised to provide “40 Acres and a Mule” to formerly enslaved people. But the promise was never fulfilled. The few Black families who were given property had it swiftly taken away after President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/40-acres-and-a-lie/\">an investigation by \u003cem>Mother Jones\u003c/em>, the Center of Public Integrity and \u003cem>Reveal\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Reparation was never about a check. It was about land. It was about property ownership,” Bradford, who was also the vice chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, said. “But if it were to be a check, the minimum it should be is \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTES5mX9-Co\">[around $350,000]\u003c/a>, because that was clearly identified through leading economists of what the wealth gap is between African American families and their white counterparts. That should be the floor, not the ceiling.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“I don’t think this state — or this nation — can ever fully compensate those descendants of slavery who built this country,” Bradford added. “It’s not enough money in our coffers to do so, but we can make amends and provide some kind of level of recognition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The government has doled out cash payments for reparations before. In 1988, demand pushed the United States government to distribute \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11906015/how-japanese-americans-in-the-bay-area-are-carrying-forward-the-legacy-of-reparations\">reparations to around 82,000 people\u003c/a> for the mass incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. In 2024, some Californian women who were \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008246/i-would-have-been-a-great-mom-california-finally-pays-reparations-to-woman-it-sterilized\">forcibly sterilized in prison\u003c/a> received payments from the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the top recommendations from the California Reparations Task Force was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2023/05/california-payment-calculator-reparations/\">direct cash payments\u003c/a> — totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars — to descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the idea of payments has been difficult to get support from political figures, like Newsom, who cite \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/07/07/nx-s1-5030141/what-could-reparations-look-like-in-california#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20month%2C%20California%20lawmakers,%2C%20politically%2C%20it's%20been%20tough.\">budgetary issues\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The $12 million has been allotted for “\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB108\">the implementation of reparations legislation that is enacted into law\u003c/a>,” meaning any bills or proposals that pass through the state government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12020007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12020007\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241010-RiseEastDeepDown-35-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carolyn Johnson, CEO of Black Culture Zone, discusses plans to remake part of the Allen Temple Baptist Church into a community space during a fundraising walking tour for the Rise East collective along International Boulevard in Oakland on Oct. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The intent is for the Administration to work with the Legislature on the allocation of these funds,” a spokesperson for the California Department of Finance said in a statement to KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The spokesperson said that there are no requirements for the bill at present, and there is no specific timeline associated with appropriation of the money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area will see a glimpse of how reparations can work when invested in public infrastructure. In East Oakland, a collective of nonprofits called Rise East unlocked a $50 million grant from Blue Meridian Partners, a national philanthropic organization, by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021914/rise-east-unlocks-100-million-to-reimagine-east-oakland\">raising a matching $50 million\u003c/a>. The money will be used for Rise East’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.riseeast.org/\">10-year plan to address decades of harm\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How did we get here?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Although California entered the union as a free state in 1850, it did not ratify the 14th and 15th Amendments — granting citizenship and voting rights, respectively — for more than a century. After the abolishment of slavery, attacks on Black people continued. In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan had a sizable presence in California, and discriminatory housing laws and redlining dismantled neighborhoods like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11825401/how-urban-renewal-decimated-the-fillmore-district-and-took-jazz-with-it\">San Francisco’s Fillmore District\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the reparations task force noted in its report, the life expectancy gap between Black Californians and their white counterparts can be “interpreted as the cumulative effect of unequal treatment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11942566\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11942566\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Three African American men have a standing conversation.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63355_048_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForceSac_03032023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) speaks with attendees during a California Reparations Task Force meeting in Sacramento on March 3, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Reparations were never a handout,” Bradford said to KQED. “It was never charity. It was what was promised and what was owed and what’s 160 years overdue — whether it’s in the form of a check, continued education, ongoing health care, homebuyers assistance, tax exemptions for a period of time, business loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s many ways that we can provide opportunities to folks who have been disenfranchised in this country simply because of the color of their skin.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reparations gained momentum across the United States after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987911/how-george-floyds-murder-ignited-solidarity-in-the-streets-and-californias-reparations-movement\">murder of George Floyd\u003c/a> by Minneapolis officers five years ago, as protests against police brutality and anti-Black racism \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/george-floyd-protests\">blossomed in California and across the country\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The social upheaval from four years ago provided the legislative support for Assembly Bill 3121, which created \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11948198/examining-reparations-and-the-historical-harms-of-slavery-and-racism-in-california\">the reparations task force\u003c/a> — the first statewide body to study reparative measures for Black people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June 2023, after two years of research, the task force \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953025/reparations-task-forces-final-report-covers-much-more-than-money\">released a final report\u003c/a> of more than 1,000 pages outlining policies to help close racial gaps in housing, education and health — including a K–12 Black studies curriculum, wellness centers in Black communities and free tuition at California public colleges and universities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to direct payments, another major recommendation was the creation of the \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/ch18-ca-reparations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California American Freedman Affairs Agency (PDF)\u003c/a>, which would administer reparations, offer legal services and operate a genealogy office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How genealogy comes into play\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One major point of contention the reparations task force addressed was determining who would be eligible for reparations. While some members of the task force were in favor of limiting restitution to those who can prove they are the descendants of an enslaved person, others argued for race-based eligibility. Under the latter, any Black person in the state would be eligible for reparations regardless of descendancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, the task force voted 5–4 to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909471/unpacking-reparations-eligibility-in-california\">limit its compensation eligibility\u003c/a> to people whose lineage can be traced to an enslaved person. While some of the recommendations in the task force’s final report addressed systemic issues that affect all Black Californians, the decision to limit eligibility for direct compensation was controversial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044680\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/031_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Task force members Lisa Holder and Don Tamaki speak during the 2nd day of an in-person meeting of the California Reparations Task Force at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco on April 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lisa Holder, a task force member and president of the Oakland-based Equal Justice Society, said she supports race-based reparations because the harm experienced by Black people did not end with the abolition of slavery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Holder said decades of segregation in the United States, along with its history of colonization in Africa and the Caribbean, have denied many Black and African people the opportunities they should have had access to. Discriminatory practices in the educational system and the United States’ financial institutions, as well as abuses by law enforcement, have also perpetuated a continued cycle of race-based harm, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Black people throughout the diaspora have been harmed by anti-Black animus and anti-Black hate,” Holder said. “All Black people deserve repair.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other task force members and reparations advocates expressed concern that race-based reparations could be more vulnerable to legal challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12042500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12042500 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1373\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-800x549.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1020x700.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/ErwinChemerinskyGetty-1920x1318.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">UC Berkeley law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky at his home in Oakland, on Jan. 19, 2021. \u003ccite>(Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, said the Supreme Court has made it clear that it is hostile to policies that include “racial preference,” even those that are meant to remediate past instances of discrimination. They could be declared unconstitutional, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chemerinsky, who testified before the task force in 2022, said a reparations package based on lineage would be more likely to hold up in court because it avoids the kind of racial classifications that have undermined policies like affirmative action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Although most enslaved individuals were Black individuals, there were also individuals who were not Black who were enslaved,” Chemerinsky told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not a matter of the greatest social good, but rather what will most likely survive judicial examination, he said. Racial considerations were used for recommendations that look at broader systemic change, according to Holder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not just about a check in the mail,” Holder said. “It is about rehabilitating our systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reparations package and the 115 bills that we introduced as a task force toggle back and forth between direct payments and financial compensation and systemic repair. All Black people — frankly, all people — are eligible for that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What bills were on the table in 2024?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Last year, the California Legislative Black Caucus introduced a slate of bills incorporating many of the task force’s policy proposals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981271/track-the-success-of-californias-14-reparations-bills-for-black-residents\">signed six of the 14 bills\u003c/a>, including one that requires the state to issue a formal apology for its \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12006819/california-to-issue-apology-for-slavery-as-newsom-signs-reparations-bills\">role in harming Black residents\u003c/a> through racist and oppressive policies. Under Assembly Bill 3089, a plaque displaying the official apology is set to be installed in the State Capitol Building in Sacramento, though no action has been taken yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040807\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040807\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California State Capitol in Sacramento on May 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Department of General Services \u003ca href=\"https://bcp.dof.ca.gov/2526/FY2526_ORG7760_BCP7787.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">requested $500,000 (PDF)\u003c/a> for the plaque, which the Department of Finance said is separate from the $12 million. According to the Department of General Services, there is no timeline on the plaque until the item is approved by the state Legislature and the budget is signed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other bills signed by Newsom last year include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1815\u003c/strong>: Prohibits discrimination based on certain traits associated with race, such as hair texture or style.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Senate Bill 1089\u003c/strong>: Requires grocery stores and pharmacies to provide employees, county officials and surrounding communities with advanced notice of their impending closures.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1986\u003c/strong>: Allows the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Office of the Inspector General to track and publicize which books are banned in state prisons.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1929\u003c/strong>: Requires data tracking of who receives state technical education grants to be disaggregated by race.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 3131\u003c/strong>: Requires the state Department of Education to prioritize socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in historically redlined communities for career education grants.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reparations (and reparations-adjacent) bills in California\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-BvlhD\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/BvlhD/2/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"900\" data-external=\"1\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tensions rising\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For many organizers and reparations advocates, it was not enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reparations task force “did a really good job of working out the mechanics,” said Kamilah Moore, the former chair of the task force. “I’ve been trying to stay optimistic, but it is a bit disconcerting — even upsetting — given that the task force ended June ’23. It’ll be almost two years, and there hasn’t been much progress.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former state Sen. Steven Bradford introduced three bills last year that many in the movement saw as the centerpiece of the CLBC’s reparations package. All three failed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948415\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948415\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing glasses, a navy blue jacket and yellow and black designed shirt, shakes hands with a Black woman wearing a patterned hat and black shirt in a building with other people in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/RS55334_044_KQED_CAReparationsTaskForce_04142022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Task force chair Kamilah Moore speaks with attendees during the 2nd day of an in-person meeting of the California Reparations Task Force at the Third Baptist Church in San Francisco on April 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Senate Bill 1403 would have created the California American Freedmen Agency to implement the reparations task force’s recommendations, while Senate Bill 1331 would have funded it. Both bills were ultimately pulled off the floor by members of the Black Caucus before they could be voted on after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12002804/centerpiece-reparations-bill-derailed-by-newsoms-late-request-heres-why\">pressure from Newsom’s office\u003c/a>, sparking backlash from reparations activists who criticized members of the Black Caucus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many were frustrated by what they felt was a unilateral decision to reject Bradford’s bills, despite what constituents were calling for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m living in Sacramento. There’s no Black Caucus member that represents the Sacramento area,” said Chris Lodgson, an organizer with the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, or CJEC. “I can’t vote against them if I don’t like what they do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044684\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/241022-Prop36-15-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Lodgson, an organizer with the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, a reparations advocacy group, speaks during a rally against Proposition 36 at the Upper Haight bookstore, Booksmith, in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Senate Bill 1050, which would have provided compensation to people affected by racist land seizures, received approval from both legislative houses but was vetoed. According to Newsom, there is no existing agency that could implement the bill, though SB 1403 would have created one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May 2024, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/wendyfry_/status/1836047838217904612?s=46\">\u003cem>CalMatters\u003c/em> reported\u003c/a> that members of the CLBC sent a letter to Newsom asking that $6 million of the $12 million allocation be sent to the California Black Freedom Fund, a $100 million initiative dedicated to funding nonprofits that support Black communities and tackle anti-Blackness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Moore, community organizations such as the ones supported by the fund can be difficult to track and oversee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not denigrating the utility of nonprofits or the work that they’ve done for our communities,” Moore said. “But this is a reparations commission. … The state should not outsource the solutions to nonprofits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are the bills in play right now in 2025?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While there is only one bill that seeks funding from the $12 million, there are several bills in session meant to address the harms of institutional racism that have attracted the attention of reparations activists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841803\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11841803\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural.jpg\" alt=\"A street mural on Ellis Street in South Berkeley spells out 'Reparations Now!'\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RepNowMural-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A street mural on Ellis Street in South Berkeley spells out ‘Reparations Now!’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Todd Matthews)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Senate Bill 518 \u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>Passed\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>This bill would create a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB518\">Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery\u003c/a> within the Department of Justice. The leader of the bureau would be appointed by the attorney general and confirmed by the Senate. The bureau would “determine how an individual’s status as a descendant would be confirmed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong> Newsom signed the bill into law on Oct. 10.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California is not just confronting the past. We are investing in the future,” Weber Pierson said in \u003ca href=\"https://blackcaucus.legislature.ca.gov/news/governor-newsom-signs-landmark-bill-creating-slavery-descendants-bureau\">a news release\u003c/a>. “With SB 518, we have created a model for how states can move from study to structure, from intention to action. This is about building something permanent that honors the truth and restores dignity to the descendants of those who endured generations of injustice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CJEC pushed back on the bureau’s language in June, saying the bill would open services to non-descendants of slavery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to have to go to the state’s top law enforcement body to do my reparations claims. Or have my genealogy data sitting with the state’s top police,” Lodgson added. “That is crazy to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Senate Bill 437\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>In progress\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>Weber Pierson (D-San Diego)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>It seeks $6 million to enable “the California State University to conduct research in furtherance of the recommendations of the task force, thereby making an appropriation.” Citing the task force, the guidelines of the bill would propose research to conduct and determine ways to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong>Some critics argue that the bill is redundant. Last year, Newsom’s administration offered the same language as an amendment to one of Bradford’s bills, which he rejected, saying it recreated what the task force had already done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The task force studied reparations for two years,” Bradford said. “No disrespect to the CSUs … [but] they would just further meat on the bone, so to speak, on how it would be structured. But not the implementation of reparations. There are professional genealogists out there already.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lodgson agreed, saying that the task force’s recommendation to provide genealogy services is “very different from giving the CSU $6 million to research how to do genealogy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006891\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006891\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/ReparationsOaklandAP-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morris Griffin holds up a sign during a meeting by the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans in Oakland, Dec. 14, 2022. \u003ccite>(Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u003cstrong>Assembly Bill 1315\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Status: \u003c/strong>In progress\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who introduced the bill? \u003c/strong>Former Assemblymember Bill Essayli, who is currently the interim United States attorney for the Central District of California. The bill needs a new author, Lodgson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What does it do? \u003c/strong>This bill would create a California American Freedmen Affairs Agency within the state government. The leader of the agency would be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. The \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1315\">purpose\u003c/a> of the agency is to “verify a resident’s status as an American Freedman, as defined, and create and maintain an accurate database registry of American Freedmen residents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the discussion around it? \u003c/strong>As described by Lodgson, the legislation is “in direct competition” with Weber Pierson’s bill and was brought to Essayli by the CJEC. Lodgson defended working with a Republican lawmaker, saying it follows what the task force recommended more closely. Moore \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcra.com/article/california-fight-for-reparations-unexpected-pair/63965892\">agreed\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mid-October, Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12059600/newsom-vetoes-stall-californias-reparations-push-for-black-descendants\">vetoed several reparations-related bills\u003c/a>, arguing they were unnecessary, would strain state resources or posed legal risks. The measures included:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 7\u003c/strong>, which would have allowed descendants of enslaved people to receive preference in university admissions, business licenses and first-time homebuyer loans.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 57\u003c/strong>, which proposed setting aside 10% of funds in the California Dream for All Program for descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 62\u003c/strong>, which would have allowed residents who lost property through racist eminent domain policies to petition the state for compensation.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AB 742\u003c/strong>, which sought to prioritize professional license applications for descendants of enslaved people.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"california-reparations-future\">\u003c/a>What does the future of reparations in California look like?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For many racial justice advocates, the mass protests following George Floyd’s murder in 2020 marked a moment of racial reckoning for institutions across the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Politicians and government agencies, media outlets and corporations responded with urgency, issuing \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/13/after-years-marginalizing-black-employees-customers-corporate-america-says-black-lives-matter/\">statements of solidarity\u003c/a> and introducing initiatives that would increase diversity, equity and inclusion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11879375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11879375\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/gettyimages-1325462782-11cedddb24505af92a60e86c49c305934cf5ab34-scaled-e1624651309323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two children view a mural of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Friday, as a Hennepin County court weighed the sentence to impose on former police officer Derek Chauvin. \u003ccite>(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Some of it was meaningful,” Eric Garcia, co-director of Detour Productions in San Francisco, told \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13977200/the-great-quiet-quitting-of-dei-in-bay-area-arts\">KQED Arts.\u003c/a> “A lot of it was reactive, short-lived and ultimately self-serving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Five years later, the political landscape in the United States has taken a sharp, rightward turn. As the Trump administration continues to condemn efforts to improve diversity and equity in both the public and private sectors, reparations advocates are searching for new ways to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034699/racial-justice-advocates-stay-course-dei-faces-mounting-attacks\">advance the racial justice movement\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is tremendous hostility from the White House to civil rights,” said Chemerinsky, the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. “It’s impossible at this moment to know how successful the Trump administration will be in undermining civil rights law, but there’s no doubt that they’re engaged in a concerted effort to do so.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>It has also impacted how policymakers approach racial justice policies. Black legislators in California, for example, have avoided using the term “reparations” in bills due to its association with direct cash payments, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2025/02/20/black-caucus-reparations-00205352\">report\u003c/a> by \u003cem>Politico\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel the California Legislative Black Caucus is very much committed to this issue and committed to staying with the issue for more than one legislative session,” said Holder. “This is not a one-and-done program. This is not about trying to fix 400 years of harm in 15 minutes. That’s unrealistic and that will be unsuccessful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She continued: “In this moment, when we are dealing essentially with an apex predator who’s attacking democracy and who has hijacked our federal government and our resources, we have to really be strategic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lodgson argued that not much has changed for him, as the bills he supported failed under a Democratic administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Democrats and Republicans — none of these administrations supported reparations at the federal level. None of them,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bradford said California missed a critical opportunity last year to enact reparations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We first must understand the history and understand why, when it comes to African Americans, we always continue to have to take a back seat and say, ‘Get over it’ or ‘It’s not a priority,’” he said. “It’s still a priority. It still needs to be addressed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">KQED’s \u003c/i>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmarzorati\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmarzorati\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Guy Marzorati\u003c/a>\u003c/i>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"> contributed to this report.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What questions do you have?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we aim to publish guides that dispel confusion and answer burning questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have more inquiries about reparations or racial justice, please let us know, and we’ll do our best to answer. It will make our reporting stronger and will help us decide what to cover.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe\n src='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwcbTYMD7fA9T1Tm7VvQfBTB1KZpCweq-RO5DfwzU5rfk2mQ/viewform?embedded=true?embedded=true'\n title='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwcbTYMD7fA9T1Tm7VvQfBTB1KZpCweq-RO5DfwzU5rfk2mQ/viewform?embedded=true'\n width='760' height='500'\n frameborder='0'\n marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>For the fourth year in a row, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/national-parks\">the National Park Service\u003c/a> is making \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/juneteenth.htm\">entry to all national parks free on Juneteenth\u003c/a> after it was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But to Nick Collins, who created the Black-led East Bay hiking group \u003ca href=\"https://the510hikers.org/\">510 Hikers\u003c/a>, the real connection between Black liberation and the outdoors sits deeper than a one-day outing in a park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about reclaiming our spaces, it’s about the connection with nature, it’s about the healing,” Collins said. “It’s about providing a platform to allow people to be welcome and invited and feel like they’re a part of a space that they can live healthy in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a Black kid growing up in the East Bay with outdoorsy parents, Collins said he often found himself one of the only people of color in these spaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a 10-year-old, you don’t really think much about it,” he said. “You’re more interested in the insects and finding snakes and little reptiles than you are in counting the number of Black people that are there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as he got older, Collins said he began to see the lack of people of color in the outdoor spaces he frequented for the issue that it was. “\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks?field_park_activities=All&city=450\">The local parks that are in Oakland \u003c/a>are minutes away from areas in the city that are highly populated with people of color,” he said. “And I wanted to start finding out the reasons behind the barriers keeping people of color from getting to these hiking places.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=arts_13976970 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/20240619_JuneteenthCookout_GC-5_qed-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, in 2014, Collins founded \u003ca href=\"https://the510hikers.org/\">510 Hikers\u003c/a>, whose mission is to get more Black people out onto trails and in wild places — and critically, to build “community and connection,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once Collins started organizing hikes every Saturday all across the Bay Area, what he found wasn’t a financial barrier, but a comfort one, he said. And one key element was allowing folks “to feel like they didn’t have to leave their neighborhood to go on a hike,” he said — because “the neighborhood sometimes \u003cem>isn’t \u003c/em>the physical space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes the neighborhood is the people that are around you,” Collins said. “So I said, ‘Hey, let’s bring the neighborhood to the outdoors. Let’s bring the ‘hood to the woods.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>‘We’re out here’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After over a decade, 510 Hikers is still going strong today, with outings nearly every single weekend. (“We’ve hiked every trail in the Bay Area,” Collins said.) The group doesn’t just hike, either — they’ve organized community 5K runs, American River floats and trips all across the Bay Area and far beyond, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DKvB3zVBvhE/?hl=en\">a recent trek up Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/4200716470185145\"> their next Saturday event, on June 21 at 8:15 a.m.\u003c/a> at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/sibley-volcanic\">Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve\u003c/a> in the Oakland Hills, wasn’t originally marked as a Juneteenth hike, it doesn’t have to be, Collins said — because “we’re out here every week.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even so, Collins said he plans to take a moment and say a few words to kick off the hike, inviting hikers to reflect on the weight of the last 200 years of history to today that led to them sharing a morning outdoors together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Freedom isn’t free,” he said. “And we owe it to our ancestors to love each other and be a community and hike in and enjoy nature.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just a couple of generations ago, we wouldn’t have even been allowed to gather the way we’re gathering now,” he said. “We have to let that sink in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#A\">More Juneteenth events hosted by local BIPOC groups in the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Collins frequently begins each hike with a get-to-know-you activity — as it’s so often the people, not the place, that gives these hikes their purpose. If you leave a hike without several new friends and connections, “you missed out,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s well aware of the ripple effect his group has had among hikers of all ages, who tell him they’ve found motivation to lead a more active life and be more in tune with the world and the community around them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For a lot of us, this is more than just gathering up and hiking together,” he said. “We understand the impact we’ve had in the Bay Area. We understand the impact we’ve had with each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It goes beyond safety — there’s a pridefulness,” Collins said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s also committed to promoting the physical and mental health benefits of hiking and being outside, saying that “hiking is kind of like putting vegetables in spaghetti.” He often starts hikes by encouraging participants to close their eyes, put one hand over their heart, and focus on their breath and the sounds of nature around them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044209\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/487173291_1076835787803420_8123029877164460457_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/487173291_1076835787803420_8123029877164460457_n.jpg 1024w, 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The next morning, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11991242/fbi-agents-raid-home-of-oakland-mayor-sheng-thao\">federal agents raided\u003c/a> Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, throwing the embattled leader into further turmoil as she faces an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11989214/ethics-probe-hangs-over-campaign-to-recall-oakland-mayor-as-it-files-signatures\">upcoming recall election\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The FBI also searched the waterfront offices of California Waste Solutions, Oakland’s curbside recycling provider, as well as two Oakland Hills homes linked to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11991426/oakland-fbi-raids-also-targeted-this-powerful-family-heres-what-we-know\">the politically connected family\u003c/a> that owns and operates the company, which political watchdogs have accused of funneling illegal campaign contributions to Thao and other elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of terrible things [are] happening in Oakland right about now,” Jackson told KQED on Friday morning. “It’s so sad because Oakland, to me, is just a great place to live. It’s a wonderful place and just didn’t deserve all this negative press.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the raids, Thao has remained silent — even on the Juneteenth shootings — causing political strategists, city residents and political opponents to raise speculation about her future in office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Here we are more than 24 hours since residents saw FBI agents moving boxes out of the mayor’s house, and she still hasn’t spoken,” said Justin Berton, a media strategist and the former director of communications for Mayor Libby Schaaf. “That suggests to me she’s not going to release a statement. Rather, she’s considering how to resign.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When contacted for comment on Friday afternoon, Anthony Brass, a San Francisco-based attorney representing Thao, said the mayor is willing to cooperate fully with federal investigators — and that she will continue to do her job. He said Thao will address the public next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She has nothing to hide,” he said in a text message to KQED. “It’s unfortunate that she has had to endure the bad optics of having this search warrant executed on her home. She would have cooperated with this investigation without the need for this search.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She will continue to do the work Oakland expects from their mayor and provide the federal government with whatever information they are seeking. We have no information that she is or will be the target of this or any investigation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thao’s problems were mounting before the FBI raid. Donations to her campaign, among others, came under investigation by state and local political watchdog agencies, which alleged Cal Waste was illegally funneling them. She had come under scrutiny in recent months over concerns about crime and the departure of the Oakland A’s baseball team, and the signatures collected by opponents seeking to recall her in a November election were verified on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The recall was going to be a steep climb politically in the first place,” Berton said. “But if she’s facing a recall and carrying an FBI investigation on her back too, that just became Mt. 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Is she even around?” Jackson said. “No one seems to have heard from her, and she hasn’t made a sound about anything that’s been going on. … It feels kind of bad that we really don’t have the leadership in the city of Oakland that we really need and desperately need at these trying times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although it’s unclear whether Thao has done any official city business since the raids, a spokesperson for the city of Oakland said in a statement on Friday that City Administrator Jestin Johnson is responsible for day-to-day administrative and fiscal operations to carry out the mayor’s policy goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson, who was appointed by Thao in May 2023, noted in an email sent Thursday to city workers that Oakland has had challenging moments since he began working for the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today, like every day, our community needs, and rightfully expects, the high-quality public services we provide,” Johnson wrote. “Through every challenge we face together, we demonstrate our dedication to that service. All City services are being provided, and the mission continues. I know that our community can continue to expect our best.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement on Thursday, Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas expressed sympathy for the victims and their families after the shooting following Wednesday’s Juneteenth celebration, which gave way to a raucous sideshow where fights broke out before gunfire sent partygoers running for cover. 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"content": "\u003cp>For more than one-and-a-half centuries, \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/what-is-juneteenth-f77ddd12436ad02d8124e7d48abe9db4\">the Juneteenth holiday\u003c/a> has been sacred to many Black communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/what-is-juneteenth-f77ddd12436ad02d8124e7d48abe9db4\">found out they had been freed\u003c/a> — after the end of the Civil War and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America. Many people get the day off work or school, and there are a plethora of street festivals, fairs, concerts and other events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who never gave the June 19 holiday more than a passing thought may ask themselves, is there a “right” way \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/juneteenth-holiday-beginner-celebration-guide-460084b8008206febf23bd8d083170fa\">to celebrate Juneteenth\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is Juneteenth a solemn day of remembrance or more of a party?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It just depends on what you want. Juneteenth festivities are rooted in cookouts and barbecues. In the beginnings of the holiday celebrated as Black Americans’ true Independence Day, the outdoors allowed for large, raucous reunions among formerly enslaved families, many of whom had been separated. The gatherings were especially revolutionary because they were free of restrictive measures, known as “Black Codes,” enforced in Confederate states, controlling whether liberated slaves could vote, buy property, gather for worship and other aspects of daily life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/biden-juneteenth-concert-patti-labelle-gladys-knight-2ec59a6f5476507aada5b7480c6e28a5\">White House kicked things off early with a concert\u003c/a> on the South Lawn for Juneteenth and Black Music Month. Singers Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle were among a lineup of well-known artists from gospel, rap, jazz and other genres. The atmosphere was primarily festive, with Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black vice president, dancing on stage with gospel singer Kirk Franklin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Today, as we celebrate Juneteenth, together we are reminded of the promise of America,” Harris said in opening remarks. “A promise of freedom, liberty and opportunity, not for some but for all. In many ways, the story of Juneteenth and of our nation is a story of our ongoing fight to realize that promise.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others may choose to treat Juneteenth as a day of rest and remembrance. That can mean doing community service, attending an education panel or taking time off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11953313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11953313\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66364_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0028-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Women dance alongside a drum circle during the 14th annual Fam Bam Afrocentric Juneteenth festival in Oakland on June 17, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66364_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0028-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66364_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0028-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66364_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0028-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66364_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0028-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66364_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0028-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66364_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0028-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women dance alongside a drum circle during the 14th annual Fam Bam Afrocentric Juneteenth festival in Oakland on June 17, 2023. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The important thing is to make people feel they have options for observing the occasion, said Dr. David Anderson, a Black pastor and CEO of Gracism Global, a consulting firm helping leaders navigate conversations bridging divides across race and culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just like the Martin Luther King holiday, we say it’s a day of service and a lot of people will do things. There are a lot of other people who are just ‘I appreciate Dr. King, I’ll watch what’s on the television, and I’m gonna rest,’” Anderson said. “I don’t want to make people feel guilty about that. What I want to do is give everyday people a choice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What if you’ve never celebrated Juneteenth?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Anderson never did anything on Juneteenth in his youth. He didn’t learn about it until his 30s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think many folks haven’t known about it — who are even my color as an African American male. Even if you heard about it and knew about it, you didn’t celebrate it,” Anderson said. “It was like just a part of history. It wasn’t a celebration of history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many African Americans, the farther away from Texas they grew up, the more likely they were not to have big Juneteenth celebrations regularly. In the South, the day can vary depending on when word of emancipation reached each state.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What kind of public Juneteenth events are going on around the country?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Search online, and you will find a smorgasbord of gatherings in major cities and suburbs, all varying in scope and tone. Some are more carnivalesque festivals with food trucks, arts and crafts and parades. Within those festivals, you’ll likely find access to professionals in health care, finance and community resources. There also are concerts and fashion shows to highlight Black excellence and creativity. For those who want to look back, plenty of organizations and universities host panels to remind people of Juneteenth’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the first time since Juneteenth was federally recognized, the National Park Service is making entry into all sites free on the holiday. Several parks will be hosting Juneteenth commemorations this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11953318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11953318\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66373_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0022-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"People sit by Lake Merritt during the 14th annual Fam Bam Afrocentric Juneteenth festival in Oakland on June 17, 2023.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66373_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0022-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66373_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0022-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66373_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0022-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66373_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0022-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66373_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0022-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66373_20230617_Juneteenth_KQED_0022-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People sit by Lake Merritt during the 14th annual Fam Bam Afrocentric Juneteenth festival in Oakland on June 17, 2023. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Are there special foods served on Juneteenth?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Aside from barbecue, the color red has been a through line for Juneteenth food for generations. Red symbolizes the bloodshed and sacrifice of enslaved ancestors. A Juneteenth menu might incorporate items like barbecued ribs or other red meat, watermelon and red velvet cake. Drinks like fruit punch and red Kool-Aid may also appear on the table.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Does how you celebrate Juneteenth matter if you aren’t Black?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Dr. Karida Brown, a sociology professor at Emory University whose research focuses on race, said there’s no reason to feel awkward about wanting to recognize Juneteenth just because you have no personal ties or you’re not Black. In fact, embrace it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would reframe that and challenge my non-Black folks who want to lean into Juneteenth and celebrate,” Brown said. “It absolutely is your history. It absolutely is a part of your experience. … Isn’t this all of our history? The good, the bad, the ugly, the story of emancipation and freedom for your Black brothers and sisters under the Constitution of the law.”[aside label=\"Related Stories\" tag=\"juneteenth\"]If you want to bring some authenticity to your recognition of Juneteenth, educate yourself. Attending a street festival or patronizing a Black-owned business is a good start but it also would be good to “make your mind better,” Anderson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That goes longer than a celebration,” Anderson said. “I think Black people need to do it too because it’s new for us as well, in America. But for non-Black people, if they could read on this topic and read on Black history beyond Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, that would show me that you’re really serious about growing in this area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re struggling with how to “ethically” mark the day, Brown also suggested expanding your knowledge of why the holiday matters so much. That can be through reading, attending an event or going to an African American history museum if there’s one nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Have that full human experience of seeing yourself in and through the eyes of others, even if that’s not your own lived experience,” she said. “That is a radical human act that is awesome and should be encouraged and celebrated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are other names used to refer to Juneteenth?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Over the decades, Juneteenth has also been called Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, Black Fourth of July and second Independence Day among others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because 1776, Fourth of July, where we’re celebrating freedom and liberty and all of that, that did not include my descendants,” Brown said. “Black people in America were still enslaved. 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