As California considers a proposal for reparations to black citizens, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) may face pressure to enact the payments if the state legislature elects to do nothing on the proposal.
The California Reparations Task Force has proposed giving $360,000 to every black California resident, with a final report and recommendation due to be made by July 1.State lawmakers are expected to vote into law the recommendations from the task force, which Newsom commissioned in 2020, but if they do not, then the pressure will fall on the California governor to do so.
"The task force is doing the grunt work of preparing final recommendations, but at the end of the day, these recommendations are nonbinding and still require uncompromising political will to enact remedies that will begin to address centuries of compounded harm," Heath said."Gov.
"We know that black Californians have not only endured economic damage but also psychological, emotional, and political harms, too, and thus additional compensation and targeted remedies must be developed if this is to be considered a true reparations program," Heath said."Final recommendations should include a full calculation of these cumulative harms."
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