*[Enwl-eng] California could make history with reparations

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California could make a huge difference by implementing reparations. California Must Pay Reparations to Descendants of Enslaved Black People Who Built This Country Sign Now        California legislators are currently considering passing a sweeping statewide reparations bill, the first of its kind in the United States! This would be an amazing first step towards addressing racial justice and could set the standard for other states. We must ensure California lawmakers actually follow through and pass their reparations bill now. White families hold approximately ten times the amount of wealth that Black families in the U.S. do. Research has repeatedly shown a massive cause of this racial wealth gap is the fact that Black people were enslaved and never received wages for multiple generations of labor — the same labor our country was literally built on. Further generations of racial terror, redlining with housing, incarceration, and more have only amplified this economic inequality. California has the largest economy in the entire U.S. and the fifth largest economy in the whole world. For this highly influential state to take such an important step, it would send a huge ripple effect throughout the country. Crucially, there is also a precedent for this action. In the late 1980s, then-President Reagan created a $1.25 billion trust fund to pay reparations to Japanese Americans whom the government had forced into internment camps during World War II. When will we do the same for the families of those who were enslaved? Sign the petition to show that you support racial justice in California, and support repaying descendants of slaves the money they are owed! Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team P.S. By now, we have more than enough reports and studies on the necessity and urgency of reparations. Now we need action. Sign the petition.      Sign Now

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From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts

Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 7:04 PM

Subject: California could make history with reparations

 

 

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