On June 14, the Berkeley Unified School District committed to exploring reparations following a report by its task force. The task force recommends cash payments for Black students and a new curriculum on the history of chattel slavery. This decision aligns with broader reparations efforts in the California Bay Area, including the Oakland Reparations Committee, which was created in 2023 with a $51,000 budget. The Oakland committee is seeking $5 million in taxpayer funds to develop a comprehensive reparations plan over two years.
Berkeley (CA) school district task force recommends cash payments for Black students & new curriculum on the history of chattel slavery. https://t.co/WU1xOl8N9A
Reparations Committee in Oakland, California Wants $5 Million in Tax Dollars - Just to Come Up With a Plan READ: https://t.co/SRBgsKFHpK https://t.co/YtKC0xhnx2
Oakland Reparations Committee Wants $5 Million From Taxpayers—Just To Come Up With a Plan Committee created in 2023 with a $51,000 budget A California Bay Area committee appointed to design racism reparations for black residents wants two years and $5 million just to write a… https://t.co/jrB6p3QUWA
Berkeley education leaders commit to reparations work https://t.co/e9GYL2y3xo
Berkeley Unified school leaders commit to explore reparations following report https://t.co/OGhfTWYCTA