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THE FOUNDATION "The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities; and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity than the head." —Noah Webster (1788) IN TODAY'S DIGEST Who's Bankrolling BLM? House Dems Skip On-Site Border Meeting The New San...

San Francisco is among the jurisdictions trying to atone not just for chattel slavery, but for racist policies and laws that systemically denied Black Americans access to property, education and the ability to build generational wealth.

Reparations are just the beginning of San Franciscos insane plan.

San Francisco is among the jurisdictions trying to atone not just for chattel slavery, but for racist policies and laws that systemically denied Black Americans access to property, education and the ability to build generational wealth.

The school-to-prison pipeline, education, fair housing, healthcare, and other targeted local policies are also included in the proposal for reparations.

A first hearing before the city's Board of Supervisors on Tuesday could offer a glimpse of the board's appetite for advancing a reparations plan

Today's SF Board of Supervisors meeting was making national headlines before it had even begun, and that is because SF is poised to become the first major city to grapple with the idea of paying reparations for historical wrongs to Black residents.

What would it take to atone for the centuries of slavery and generations of systemic racism that continue to keep black Americans on the bottom rungs of society?

San Francisco could become the first major U.S. city to fund reparations for slavery and systemic racism as the idea gains traction across the country.

Several board members have expressed concerns over the potential hit the lump-sum payment and other options would have on the city budget, already facing a shortfall.