The Hill, February 28, 2024, San Francisco Issues Apology To Black Residents For Decades Of Discrimination
The board of supervisors for the city in a unanimous vote approved a resolution offering the apology. “This historic resolution apologizes on behalf of San Francisco to the African American community and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence, atrocities as well as committing to the rectification and redress of past policies and misdeeds,” supervisor Shamann Walton said.
The apology follows a list of recommendations issued by the city’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee last year. In addition to a formal apology, the recommendations also included providing a lump-sum of a $5 million payment to every eligible adult and a guaranteed income of nearly $100,000 each year.
