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Reparations Task Force Again Misses Opportunity to Advance Reconciliation and Real Reforms

Reparations Task Force Again Misses Opportunity to Advance Reconciliation and Real Reforms
California's Secretary of State Shirley Weber speaks in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 15, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
John Seiler
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So much more could have been done to help California’s black residents. As I’ve urged before, the state’s Reparations Task Force for slavery could have advanced reforms to help not just black people, but everybody. It was established in 2020 when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 3121, by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), now the Secretary of State.
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]