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CA Reparations Task Force Holds First Meeting - Voice and Viewpoint

Bo Tefu | California Black Media & San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans hosted its first public meeting June 1. The virtual gathering marked the official launch of the first-in-the-nation initiative organized to investigate how a state engaged in and benefitted from […]

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