NORTHRIDGE (CNS) – A Los Angeles city commission outlined several proposals that could be implemented to address the historical and contemporary harm faced by Black Angelenos Wednesday, and the full report is expected to be released next month.
The Los Angeles Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department and its Reparations Advisory Commission released on Tuesday a 56-page executive summary of its report, titled “An Examination of African American Experiences in Los Angeles.” The report is intended to guide the development of a future reparations program for Los Angeles.
As part of the report, researchers from Cal State Northridge and the committee conducted a study, which involved survey responses and original historical research, covering from 1930 to 2022.
A total of 618 individuals identifying as Black and or multi-racial heritage completed the survey. Participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 97 with a majority being 50 to 69.
“A lot of people say, `What’s slavery have to do with Los Angeles? What do reparations have to do with Los Angeles?”‘ General Manager Capri Maddox of the civil rights department said at a news conference Tuesday at Cal State Northridge’s Student Union.
“The dehumanization of people by Jim Crow and other policies...
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