California reparations committee will recommend handing out $223,200 to slave descendants

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Gavin Newsom's reparations committee will recommend handing out $223,200 per person to all descendants of slaves in California for 'housing discrimination' at a cost of $559BN - in nation's biggest restitution effort ever

A task force was set up in California to make proposals for slavery reparations

Descendants of slaves in California could receive $223,200 each, it speculated

That would total $569billion - more than the entire state expenditure in 2021

Nearly 6.5% of California residents - 2.5M - identify as Black or African American

A focus of the task force has involved reimbursing for 'housing discrimination'

The task force was formed due to a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020

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A reparations committee in California has suggested that descendants of slaves in the state could be compensated $223,200 each for 'housing discrimination'.

The nine-member Reparations Task Force was formed by California Governor Gavin Newsom as part of the country's largest ever effort to address reparations for slavery.

A focus of the California task force has been 'housing discrimination' - it has been estimated that it would cost around $569billion to compensate the 2.5 million Black Californians for setbacks between 1933 and 1977, according to the New York Times.

That is more than California's $512.8billion expenditure in 2021 - which included funding for schools, hospitals, universities, highways, policing and corrections.

However, discussions are still underway, and the panel is continuing to consider how payments should be made - some suggested tuition and housing grants while others proposed cash.

The task force has also identified four other causes for reparations: Mass incarceration, unjust property seizures, devaluation of Black businesses and health care.

It has until June 2023 to submit its final recommendations to the Legislature.

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