California became the first state to adopt a law paving the way for Black residents and descendants of slaves to receive reparation payments. The legislation, signed Wednesday, establishes a task force that will study the impact of slavery on Black people in California and recommend to the Legislature what kind of compensation should be provided, who should receive it and what form it will take. "Some think we're just responding to the moment, but we're responding to the history of California and the life of Black people in California and in this nation," said the bill's author, Assemblywoman Shirley Weber. | 
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