San Francisco reparation idea: $5 million per Black person
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
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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.