D.C. Council Approves Funding for Reparations Task Force

The Washington, D.C., city council has allocated $1.5 million in the budget for a reparations task force to address the impact of slavery and racial injustices on Black residents. The task force will develop proposals and create a database of slavery-era records. Council member Kenyan McDuffie introduced the bill, emphasizing the importance of understanding historical impacts on wealth disparities. Efforts at state and local levels, like in California and Evanston, Illinois, are also underway to address reparations and racial wrongs. McDuffie's bill aims to provide restitution for generations of racism and discrimination, with the task force expected to advance the legislation in the fall.