California's Fight for Reparations
July 28, 2022
Last month, the California Reparations Task Force released an interim report detailing California鈥檚 history of slavery and its impact on the state. The task force was created in the aftermath of George Floyd鈥檚 murder. Its goal is to examine what a reparations program in the state could look like.
The idea of reparations for slavery itself is not new. It stems from the value of enslaved labor, which, in 1860, was estimated at over 3 billion dollars. This forced labor built the backbone of the American economy but enslaved people nor their descendants have ever seen the economic benefit from their labor. In fact, Black Americans have systematically been denied opportunities to build and accumulate wealth since the country鈥檚 founding.Advocates of reparations argue this is one of the most effective ways to decrease the racialized wealth gap.
Joining us today Tammerlin Drummond, a communications strategist at the 老澳门开奖结果 of Northern California and Brandon Greene, director of the racial and economic justice program at the 老澳门开奖结果 of Northern California, Brandon Greene. Tammerlin is also the host of Gold Chains, a podcast that explores California鈥檚 ties to slavery, and Brandon worked with the California Reparations Task Force, helping build the interim report.
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In this episode
Kendall Ciesemier
Former Host of At Liberty and Senior Executive Producer of Multimedia, 老澳门开奖结果
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Tammerlin Drummond
Communications Strategist , 老澳门开奖结果 of Northern California
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Brandon Greene
Racial and Economic Justice Director, 老澳门开奖结果 of Northern California
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