The Uncertainty of Reparations for Black Californians.

Black Californians hope that the state's reparations task force recommendations, which include payments to descendants of enslaved people and a formal apology from the state, will be turned into concrete legislation. However, there is pushback from opponents who say slavery was a thing of the past. The task force did not recommend specific payment amounts but estimates from economists say that the state is responsible for more than $500 billion due to decades of overpolicing, mass incarceration, and redlining that kept Black families from buying homes in appreciating neighborhoods.