State of Black California:
A community conversation on Black life in Santa Barbara
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Resources
California Reparations Task Force Final Report
In June 2023, California’s Reparations Task Force released their historic 2-year report detailing the ongoing and compounding harms of slavery and over 100 recommendations for how the state should atone for its history of racial violence and discrimination against Black residents.
2024 Reparations Priority Bill Package
In February 2024, the California Legislative Black Caucus introduced its first set of bills based upon the recommendations set forth in the Task Force’s final report.
The State of Black California 2024 Report
The State of Black California report, published by the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, examines the degree to which the socioeconomic position of Black Californians changed between 2000 and 2020.