Legislative Issues

Category: Reparation

Russell City – Hayward, CA

The Russell City Reparative Justice Project was initiated by the City of Hayward in response to calls for Hayward to redress inequitable treatment of Russell City residents arising for redevelopment of the area. Russell City Reparative Justice Project City of Hayward – Official website hayward – ca.gov

Home — The Apology Film

Documentary Film on Russell City Shows East Bay’s History of Injustice – The Apology tells the story of the fight against the destruction of Russell City, … The Making of The Apology

The purpose of the Task Force is: (1) to study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans; (2) to recommend appropriate ways to educate the California public of the task force’s findings; and (3) to recommend appropriate remedies in consideration of the Task Force’s findings. The nine members of the Task Force appointed by the Governor and by the Legislature are:

The Task Force convened in June of 2021, and on June 1, 2022, fulfilled its first charge of publishing a sweeping, scholarly, nearly 500 page report drawing a through line from the harm of 246 years of slavery, 90 years of Jim Crow and racial terror, and decades more of continuing discrimination—resulting in today’s outcomes—which are at once shocking but sadly, not surprising.

The Report:

(it’s a big file, so it will take a while to load).

29 page Executive Summary,

or the Introduction which give previews to the Report.

Sep 26, 2024
Governor Newsom signs California Legislative
Black Caucus priority bills, including a formal,
bipartisan apology for the state’s role in slavery