California Allocates $12 Million for Reparations to Address Racial Injustices

California is set to allocate $12 million in the first round of reparations funding to address the state’s history of discrimination against black residents.

Social justice advocates acknowledge that this is only a starting point and emphasize that much more needs to be done to atone for California's past racial injustices.

“It means that they’re taking accountability and responsibility, and they’re acknowledging the harms and the atrocities to this particular population,” Kamilah Moore, who chaired the state’s reparations taskforce, told the Associated Press (AP). “That’s a huge step that should not be overlooked.”