Reparations Task Force Goes Rogue: California's Radical Proposal And The Fiery Debate

By Tere Scott | Sunday, 02 July 2023 11:45 PM
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Reparations Task Force Goes Rogue: California's Radical Proposal And The Fiery Debate

Reggie Romaine, an attendant at the final meeting of a California Reparations Task Force this week, called for a divorce from America for black citizens.

While he spoke out, many others in the crowd began publicly denouncing the United States for its role in slavery.

According to Breitbart, about a month ago, a nine-member panel recommended that California state legislators pay black residents up to $1.2 million in reparations for slavery and past discrimination.

The indignant Romaine said, "I appreciate 'y'all,' but you all opened up a whole can of worms." He continued, "Reparations is about 'repair.' To me, I qualify. I'm going to tell you how you repair this." He continued by referencing the 1619 Project saying it made false claims of America's founding to protect slavery. Romaine claimed that the United States married black Americans, and now it's time for a divorce.

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He said, "You kidnapped us! Put a hate crime on us! That's the first one. Now you came here with all the other atrocities. When you brought us here, you raped our men, women, and kids. So, therefore, you married us!" He continued, "Don't treat us like no cheap piece of meat!" He then announced that it was time for a divorce claiming that as a settlement in a divorce, you get half of everything divided equally.

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A Japanese-American attorney and task force member Don Tamaki said he sees a lot of parallels between black Americans and Japanese Americans fighting for reparations. He claims the Black Civil Rights Movement also changed the American culture for Japanese Americans.

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Another task force member, California State Senator Steven Bradford, said that reparations "likely won't happen with one legislative cycle, two legislative cycles, or one bill." Additionally, the task force recommended that California review its past housing ordinances to rectify discrimination.

Governor Gavin Newsome initially opposed reparations but eventually supported the proposal.

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