Task force Chair Kamilah Moore has stated she plans to be as 'radical as possible' when it comes to deciding who will receive reparations and how much
California Reparations Task Force calls for elimination of child support debt for black male residents
- The task force released their historic 1,100-page report last week that could amount to hundreds of billions of dollars in payment
- The report revealed the state's black residents represent a larger percentage of those who owe child support debt than their proportion of the state's population
- The Democratic-controlled state legislature has yet to approve or deny the requests that were being made
- Police would also be banned from enforcing public urination laws
The task force released their final report last week that laid out a series of calculations that could amount to hundreds of billions of dollars in payment.
The 1,100-page document revealed that the state's black residents represent a larger percentage of those who owe child support debt than their proportion of the state's population.
The task force alleged that 'discriminatory' laws 'have torn African American families apart,' and that one effect of that is the 'harms' caused by 'the disproportionate amount of African Americans who are burdened with child support debt.'
The report claims that the interest that the state charges on back child support has hampered black residents to find employment, maintain a home, and further their education due to the legal consequences of not paying such debt.
Members of the Black Power Network
Morris Griffin, of Los Angeles, speaks during the Reparations Task Force meeting in Sacramento, California
State Senator Steven Bradford, Secretary of State Shirley Weber, task force member Lisa Holder and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer hold up a final report of the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans during a hearing in Sacramento, California
The task force recommended the termination of all interest accrued on back child support.
The proposal recommends that the Legislature eliminate the prospective accrual of interest on child support debt.
'The Task Force further recommends that the Legislature allow for forgiveness of child support debt based solely on a parent's financial circumstances and ability to pay.'
The report is a culmination of two years of research done by the task force.
Kamilah Moore (pictured) an intellectual property and entertainment lawyer, who led the task force.
The report will arouse further controversy among opponents of reparations, after eye watering estimates for the cash value of inequalities faced by black people in California.
More than $800billion is to be handed to black people.
In total, the panel proposed more than 100 policies.
Initial calculations pegged California's potential cost at more than $800 billion — more than 2.5 times the state's annual budget.
More than 200 people gathered at the meeting in Sacramento, with an overflow crowd outside the room. Inside, many stood at one point and began a call-and-response to demand action.
'What do we want?' someone shouted. 'Reparations,' the crowd responded.
'When do we want them?' he asked. 'Now!'
The reparations task force was established by California Governor Gavin Newsom in 2020. Newsom and state lawmakers must approve the report before any reparations can be paid
The nine-member reparations panel convened in June 2021, the year after Newsom signed legislation creating the group. Newsom and legislative leaders picked the members, including lawyers, educators, elected officials and civil rights leaders.
An advisory group in San Francisco recommended that qualifying Black adults receive a $5 million lump-sum, guaranteed annual income of at least $97,000 and personal debt forgiveness.
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Dr Amos C Brown, vice chair of the task force
California's reparations task force recommendations would cost more than $800 billion
Nikcole Cunningham of San Francisco's reparations committee (pictured) called straight white men a 'danger to society'
One man (pictured) said: 'First of all America, you're guilty'
The crowd shouted 'What do we want?', 'Reparations,' 'When do we want them?', 'Now!'
Several individuals became extremely passionate, shouting into the microphone that the time for restitution is 'now.'
A speaker riled up the crowd, urging those who supported reparations to stand up and chant for immediate action
Chris Lodgson has pushed hard to get black Californians involved in the push for reparations, but says they overwhelmingly 'don't think it's gonna happen'
He made the revelation in a private online meeting hosted by the California Association of Real Estate Brokers
Democratic congressional candidate Morris Griffin holds up a sign during a reparations meeting
Reverend Amos Brown said reparations are necessary and taxpayers need to pay for them
California's reparations task force was led by Chairwoman Khamilah Moore, left, and Vice-Chair Dr Amos Brown, right
Rev. Tony Pierce hit out at the panel for not being ambitious enough with the reparations plan
The final report was sent to lawmakers
Kamilah Moore, an attorney, chaired the task force and stated she planned to be as 'radical as possible' when it came to deciding who will receive reparations and how much
House Democrats led by Rep. Cori Bush introduced a resolution to push for federal reparations that would amount to over half the U.S. GDP
The resolution states that the U.S. has an obligation to provide reparations and calls for $14 trillion to be paid, said Bush
Rep. Jamaal Bowman
Bishop Henry C. Williams, of Oakland, testifies during the Reparations Task Force meeting, and said he hopes to build a Black Wall Street in Oakland, with all Black-owned businesses
Areas like Huntington Beach may be locations where black Californians have priority in the housing market if the recommendations of the task force are brought forward
Assembly member Reggie Jones-Sawyer (left), who sits on the panel. State Sen. Steven Bradford is pictured on the right
Cheryl Grills, a member of the task force
California's reparations task force has approved a plan which could give black residents up to $1.2million each
California State Senator Steven Bradford, of Los Angeles
Marcus Champion, an activist for reparations
Reverend Tony Pierce gave a passionate speech in Sacramento insisting $5 million per black resident was not enough for reparations
Another black resident agreed, arguing $7.6 million per person would be more appropriate
California became the first state to form a reparations task force
Demonstrators with the Reparationist Collective gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC to demand reparations
Prof Justin Hansford (left) wants the UN to make America pay for its sins. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the Biden administration's UN envoy
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