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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Namita Singh

US first reparations taskforce narrowly votes to limit payouts to direct descendants of slavery victims

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California’s taskforce responsible for studying the issue of reparations for Black people voted on Tuesday to limit the state compensation to descendants of people enslaved in the US in the 19th century.

The members voted 5-4 rejecting the proposal to include all Black people, who regardless of lineage, suffer from systemic racism in housing, education and employment.

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