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California’s plan for reparations to Black residents: what you need to know

The taskforce was formed in 2020 following the death of George Floyd.
The taskforce was formed in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. Photograph: Rich Pedroncelli/AP

A California taskforce on reparations voted this weekend to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.

The committee, the first of its kind in the United States, gave final approval to a hefty list of proposals, including cash payments to descendants of enslaved people.

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