"I am the great grand-daughter of those who were enslaved in the 1850s."
Sep 12, 2022 • 17 tweets • 9 min read
Spent a while working on a story about the history of Allensworth and Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park...
Here's a lil 🧵 on the background + images that didn't make it into the final story.
It started with listening to California's #reparations task force #CRTF🛤️
Last October @terrancedean provided expert testimony to the task force. He talked about Allensworth.
"In essence, it was a shining example of Black self-sufficiency and prosperity," he said.
Full testimony here:
Jan 28, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Grab your coffee ☕️ and your water (let's stay hydrated!).
#AB3121 CA Reparations Task Force is Back for the afternoon session.
Now:
Discussion Item — Community of Eligibility with Shirley Weber @DrWeber4CA, CA’s Secretary of State
1:30 panel on health w/
Carolyn Roberts
Tina Sacks
Cassondra Marshall
Brett Andrews
Melissa Jones
Chair @KamilahVMoore asks @DrWeber4CA to talk about her intent with the bill Weber authored (#AB3121)
Jan 27, 2022 • 20 tweets • 10 min read
New 🧵: #AB3121 CA's Task Force on Reparations panel on Discrimination in Technology begins now.
"The very first time I heard the term 'at-risk' was in fourth grade..."
Jan 27, 2022 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
California Reparations Task Force #AB3121 meets again today (and tomorrow!)
Today's morning agenda:
9:05 Public Comment
10:10 Panel on Discrimination in Technology
Some tips on how to participate can be found here (from December, @KQEDnews) kqed.org/news/11898258/…
❓Got questions? I'll be following along — and working to provide some additional context and depth to what is being discussed.
