What could reparations mean for Black residents of Alameda County?

After years of false starts, Alameda County will soon be taking its first tangible steps toward considering reparations for Black residents, whose incomes and resources significantly lag behind those of white families.

Nate Miley, who became president of the county Board of Supervisors this year, said he would introduce a proposal within the next two weeks for the development of a concrete plan. He said his goal is to finally begin leveling the playing field for Black communities in the Bay Area and address what a county resolution called the “legislative, social, and economic inequities faced by African Americans.”

“I think it’s long overdue,” Miley said.

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