The organization that pushed to create the first-in-the-nation African American reparations task force in California is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto legislation extending the deadline for the committee to complete its work.
The Coalition for a Just and Equitable California and other organizations sent a letter to Newsom, a Democrat, last week saying that the legislation by Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, a task force member, would send a demoralizing message to African Americans already skeptical that they will receive reparations.
The legislation changes the sunset date from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024, extending what was originally a two-year committee to three. The bill also allows the nine task force members, appointed by Newsom and the two legislative leaders, to be removed at any time. The provision was included in case a member does something"problematic," Jones-Sawyer said.
His coalition helped push for groundbreaking legislation in 2020 to create a task force to study the effects of slavery. The mission of the committee, which met for the first time in June 2021, is to document California's role in perpetuating discrimination against African Americans, craft an official government apology and draft a comprehensive reparations plan.
The task force is scheduled to meet on Sept. 23 and 24 in Los Angeles for the first time since it released its exhaustive report on how the effects of slavery still linger in California and nationally through large disparities between white and Black communities in health, income, education, incarceration and employment.
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