A recent poll found that most in the state oppose Black residents receiving any financial compensation as part of recommendations from the state Assembly.
covered myriad areas and recommended more than 100 statewide policies to address generations of discrimination and racial disparities. It did not, however, propose a dollar amount owed to people “who are able to demonstrate that they are the descendants of either an enslaved African American in the United States, or a free African American living in the United States prior to 1900.”
The lack of a dollar figure, however, is a sticking point for many Black people. Cathy Adams, president of the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, drove to Sacramento for the final public hearing at the end of June. She said she left profoundly moved. “But this is important: This isn’t about Black people looking for a check, a handout,” Adams added. “This is bigger than that. The harms of slavery are real. We are dealing with a number of disparities and inequities in the Black community that stem from what was denied or taken from us, our ancestors. We seem to fall at the end of the spectrum every time, in every way, and I think that anybody being a part of a poll saying we should not be financially compensated is wrong.
“The legacy of slavery is still impacting Black Americans financially,” Branch said. “While Black people made it possible for many non-Black communities to come to America and receive a handout, those same communities believe that America paying its incalculable debt owed to Black Americans would be a handout. White Americans believe they owe nothing because they believe themselves not to be their ancestors.
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