California hesitates on paying reparations to descendants of slaves
Summary by NewsWall Sep 19 23
- The elimination of the racial wealth gap is argued to be the essential component of a reparations program, according to William Darity of Duke University.
- A 2016 study suggests that black residents of Los Angeles possess about 1% of the wealth of their white neighbors.
- In 2020, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors established a task force to study reparations.
- A recent survey from Pew Research Centre suggests that only 30% of Americans support reparations for slavery.
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