San Francisco is discussing reparations proposals, but they're a long way off : NPR
San Francisco is discussing reparations proposals, but they're a long way off : NPRAt its peak in the 1970s, African Americans made up about 13.5% of the city's population
13.5% of the city's population. As of 2022, the number
dropped to 5.7%. That makes it one of the biggest cities in the nation with one of the
lowest shares of black residents."There should be deliberate action to stop the hemorrhaging of this black population if we want to have any Black people left to give reparations to," Brown said.
Brown also noted the city's budget deficit. "They know there's no money to pay for it," Brown said. "So all they did was just give lip service. It's not fair. It's not honest."
By voting to accept the proposal without any indication of how they'd fund it, politicians get to have it both ways, according to Brown.
"They offer low hanging fruit that seems like a victory but you know
will only [lead to] more studies. And that's another game. Another delaying tactic. That gets people frustrated until things dissipate and then self-destruct. We've got to stop that. It's time for America to pay up and deal in substance, with integrity and with accountability," Brown said.
