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3 Reparations Bills Miss Chance to Help All Californians

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3 Reparations Bills Miss Chance to Help All Californians
State Sen. Steven Bradford speaks at the National Urban League California Legislative Advocacy Day event in Sacramento, Calif., on March 13, 2024. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for National Urban League
John Seiler
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On May 21, the California Senate passed three bills on reparations for black slavery. The bills were recommended by the state’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The Task Force was created by Assembly Bill 3121, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in 2020.
John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]