But srsly......this is a purely political grandstand. Note this comment in the crummy WP article:
Eight members are African American and the ninth Japanese American
What about the decades of abuse native people endured at the hands of white Californian settlers? In the 19th century they were
literally hunted like animals. I don't see anyone bringing
that ugly business up.
What about the decades of
abuse also dished out to Chinese immigrants?
How does someone prove they were directly descended from slaves anyway? Do you take a printout of your ancestry.com family tree to the state and ask for free healthcare or something? Did the task force consider any of the details? If this was actually serious, it might bankrupt the state. Instead I expect Newsom will issue more apologies, and hand out little shreds of public assistance. It always worked before.
The federal government was just as
guilty of all the above, if not more so. I don't see a federal reparations committee. Oh, right, it is "
stalled in Congress" and such. Nevermind. Ignore me, I'm a disgusting cis white male. La la la.