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Amala Ekpunobi

No, Black People Don’t Deserve Reparations

Amala Ekpunobi

Amala Ekpunobi

Education

4.22.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

The California Reparations Task Force has formally recommended payments of up to $1.2 million to every qualifying black resident of the state. This wasn’t enough for some residents, however, who demanded as much as $200 million per black person. Is this anything but insane, and do any black people living in 2023 deserve reparations at all? Let’s get into it.


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0:00.0

Do not think you're going to win your election if you don't have a concrete plan for reparations.

0:04.1

The equivalent number is $200 million for each and every African American.

0:10.4

Cut the check. No reparations, no phone.

0:12.4

So the California reparations task force has put together a plan to possibly give black

0:17.1

residents in California $1.2 million dollars. Let's talk about it.

0:37.1

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0:41.2

as possible so you know what to do. The headline reads, California reparations panel approves payments

0:46.7

of up to $1.2 million to every black resident. Now let's get into this. We've been having many

0:53.6

conversations surrounding reparations. Funnily enough, this is happening in California of

0:57.2

free state. It's just wild to me that of all the states in the United States be having this

1:01.6

conversation. California is the one to come up with a proposal of $1.2 million for every qualifying

1:09.3

black resident. So let's talk about what this means. The task force held a public meeting in Oakland

1:14.8

California on Saturday and voted on the final set of recommendations to be sent to the states

1:20.0

legislators. The nine member panel called on the state to offer its black residents a formal

1:26.0

apology in addition to the payments and apology for what? What did the state of California do?

1:32.7

What are they apologizing for? This is quote reparations are not only morally justifiable,

1:38.7

but they have the potential to address longstanding racial disparities and inequalities said,

1:43.5

rep Barbara Lee, a Democrat in California. And she said this after attending the meeting,

1:49.1

you know what? I agree with Barbara Lee reparations are often morally justifiable and they do

1:55.3

potentially address longstanding racial disparities and inequalities. You know when they address

2:00.8

those inequalities right after they happen. We should have been having this conversation in the late

2:05.6

1800s, not right now in 2023, where you are now asking for money from people who never owned

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