The nine member task force working on a proposal for reparations in California is undertaking

a lot of work.

They're not just figuring out how reparations would work in the state of California.

They're also compiling their first report on how racism has affected the black experience

all across the country.

I think it is probably one of the most expansive exposés of the African American experience.

Lisa Holder is a civil rights attorney and sits on this task force.

So it's a report that looks at inequity in employment, in healthcare, in housing,

in wealth accumulation.

The list goes on.

It's a summary from the inception of the slave economy all the way up to the present.

That first report comes out in June.

And to get to even this phase, the task force gathered input for 10 months on exactly who

should be eligible for reparations.

Let's not make the same mistake as the advocates of race-based reparations do.

And strip away the humanity of Freeman by making their history and culture a prop for everyone

to quote unquote African person in the world.

All black people in California to receive reparations.

Since they were judged by the color of their skin rather than nationality.

At times, the hearings on establishing this criteria got pretty heated.

How are we confused on who should receive this repair?

It all ended in a narrow vote late last month.

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