California Secretary of State Shirley Weber told a state-mandated Reparations Task Force last week that atonement for slavery is long overdue and should include free education from preschool to university for all African Americans. “Education should be available to every African American, regardless of their background in terms of the resources they have. University of California should be free to every black person in California, period,” Weber told the task force on Sept. 24, the second day of the virtual hearing. Not only should higher learning be free for black students, but it should begin earlier, according to Weber. “I think you have to do those kinds of things that are bold,” she said. “Every black child in California that’s born should basically be going to preschool, because they have to catch up for themselves and their mother who didn’t go.” Weber said she couldn’t put a price tag on the …
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