The San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee has proposed paying each Black longtime resident $5 million to atone for the city's decades of systemic racism.
reparations committee has proposed paying each Black longtime resident $5 million and granting total debt forgiveness due to the decades of"systematic repression" faced by the local Black community.
Pedestrians travel along Hayes Street in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, California, on November 2, 2022. To be eligible for the program, the applicant must be 18 years old and have identified as Black or African American on public documents for at least 10 years. They must also prove at least two of eight additional criteria, choosing from a list that includes,"Born in San Francisco between 1940 and 1996 and has proof of residency in San Francisco for at least 13 years," and/or,"Personally, or the direct descendant of someone, incarcerated by the failed War on Drugs.
The plan also seeks to establish"a comprehensive debt forgiveness program" that clears each eligible person’s student and housing loans, credit card debt, etc.
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