Sacramento, CA…As part of California’s historic Assembly Bill 3121 (AB 3121), the state’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans will hold full-day public meetings on Tuesday, October 12 and Wednesday, October 13. The meetings build on a series of previous public hearings initially launched on June 1, the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The task force is a first-in-the-nation effort by a state government to take an expansive look at the institution of slavery and its present-day effects on the lives of Black Americans.

In addition to allowing for public comment, the task force will hear expert testimony on: (1) Housing and Education Segregation; (2) Environmental Racism; (3) Racism in Banking, Tax, and Labor; and (4) The Wealth Gap. More information about the task force and previous public hearings is available here: https://oag.ca.gov/ab3121/meetings.

WHO:
California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans

WHEN:
Day 1:
TOMORROW, October 12, 2021 at 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET

Day 2:
WEDNESDAY, October 13, 2021 at 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET

NOTE:
No RSVP is necessary to participate. The task force meetings are open to all. The agenda for the upcoming meetings and information on how to join is available here.

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