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California s black residents have almost no faith they ll ever see a penny from the state s historic reparations scheme, says an organizer of the first-in-the-nation slavery compensation package.
By Keyshawn Davis | Special to The OBSERVER Kamilah Moore, chair of the California Reparations Task Force, says the final hearing, scheduled for June 29
In California, an increasing number of Japanese, Jewish and other non-Black groups are expressing their support for reparations to Black American residents of the state who are descendants of enslaved people. Around 100 grassroot organizations, motivated in part by the efforts of the Japanese American Bar Association and John M. Langston Bar Association of Los Angeles, have endorsed the work of the task force, and are calling on California to compensate Black residents for historical wrongdoings. | By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media In California, an increasing number of Japanese, Jewish and other non-Black groups are expressing their support for reparations to Black American residents of the state who are descendants of enslaved people. Around 100 grassroot organizations, motivated in part by the efforts of the Japanese American Bar Association and John