California Reparations Panel Divided Over Eligibility

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By Bry'onna Mention ·Updated March 31, 2022

On Tuesday, the nation’s first task force on reparations met its first hurdle after assembly: who qualifies as a recipient? What seems like a simple answer has left the panel divided on which Black Americans should be eligible for compensation for the aftereffects of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, because all Black people in America suffer from systemic racism, regardless of their lineage.

MSNBC reported that California’s Reparations

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