SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom will provide pre-recorded opening remarks tomorrow at the virtual inaugural convening of California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans.
Created as a result of AB 3121, the Task Force is a first-in-the-nation effort by a state government to take an expansive look at the institution of slavery and its present-day effects on the lives of Black Americans.
WHO: Governor Gavin Newsom; Attorney General Rob Bonta; and Secretary of State Shirley Weber.
WHEN: June 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. PDT
RSVP: Media and members of the public interested in watching the livestream are encouraged to RSVP to agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov. Information regarding the meeting agenda and how to watch is available here.
More information about the Task Force is available on the Attorney General’s website here: https://oag.ca.gov/ab3121.