amos brown is a civil rights champion who studied under the reverend dr. martin luther king early on, paving the way for a lifelong journey of seeking justice. 21st-century reparations are a part of his cause.'s budget is overdue, and thank god we made the first step. the first major stride toward bringing the reality. >> reporter: there are 2.6 million black californians, but only a fraction, those who can prove they are descendents of slaves will be eligible for compensation. >> there is a lot of fodder that goes around in society that we should not be giving money to black people simply because they are black. and i happen to agree with that. >> reporter: karen ranking is a member of the policy alliance. >> this is about writing the wrong that was done to a specific group of people. and, in this case, that group of people is the descendents of slaves. >> reporter: members of the state reparations task force voted 5-4 in favor of limiting compensation eligibility to only the descendents of slaves and not all black people in the country. >> is this a blue

the reverend amos brown, senior pastor of third baptist church in san francisco will provide today gigi invocation. the invocation will be followed by the singing of the negro national anthem by the soul singer. [♪♪♪] >> it is significant that we have chosen this year as the national theme that we are focusing on the health and wellness of this african-american community. need i remind you, history calls on us. and because of that, mid atlantic slave trade, our ancestors were robbed of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness. and the quality of life was compromised because of the way we were treated. we were not even considered human. in fact,, the constitution of this nation defined us, at one point as being three fifths human. consequently, when this elected policy treated us as not being human, we got less than quality food, quality healthcare, quality mental health, and a quality environment to live in. friends, that is un-american. that is inhumane and that is the height of egocentrism and selfishness. i hope that out of our celebrating this african-american history month, we

african descendants, not enslaved, task force member in san francisco civil rights activist reverend amos brown urged his fellow members to come up with concrete recommendations that can be accomplished in the real world. are we going to act like we live in a country where there are no political realities ? no laws? are we just going to go through exercise? and in the at the end of the day. coming up with no measurable outcomes whatsoever. at the same time that debate was taking place. the museum of the african diaspora was preparing to reopen to the public thursday with exhibits from artist david hoffman, among others. the museum says part of their core mission is to promote art and discussions of provocative and emotional issues. including reparations. i think these conversations are necessary and yeah, hopefully we end. i don't know where we're going to end up . uh you know with these discussions, but hopefully it propels everyone forward. that task force is set to meet wednesday and hold a series of meetings through june before members give their final recommendations in san francisco. chri

african descendants, not enslaved, task force member in san francisco civil rights activist reverend amos browned his fellow members to come up with concrete recommendations that can be accomplished in the real world. are we going to act like we live in a country where there are no political realities? no laws? are we just going to go through exercise? and in the up at the end of the day. coming up with no measurable outcomes whatsoever. at the same time that debate was taking place. the museum of the african diaspora was preparing to reopen to the public thursday with exhibits from artist david hoffman, among others. the museum says part of their core mission is to promote art and discussions of provocative and emotional issues. including reparations. i think these conversations are necessary and yeah, hopefully we end. i don't know where we're going to end up. uh, you know with these discussions, but hopefully it propels everyone forward for that task force is set to meet wednesday and hold a series of meetings through june before members give their final recommendations in san francisco chri

african descendants, not enslaved, task force member in san francisco civil rights activist reverend amos brown urged his fellow members to come up with concrete recommendations that can be accomplished in the real world. are we going to act like we live in a country where there are no political realities? no laws? are we just going to go through exercise? and in the up at the end of the day. coming up with no measurable outcomes whatsoever. at the same time that debate was taking place. the museum of the african diaspora was preparing to reopen to the public thursday with exhibits from artist david hoffman, among others. the museum says part of their core mission is to promote art and discussions of provocative and emotional issues. including reparations. i think these conversations are necessary and yeah, hopefully we end. i don't know where we're going to end up . uh you know with these discussions, but hopefully it propels everyone forward. i am paying. that task force set to meet again tomorrow and hold a series of meetings through june before board members give their final recommendations

. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> let's get this going, reverend amos brown is waiting for me.him it's all your fault that i'm late. in seriousness, thank you so much supervisor mandelman. i am really humbled and honored by this. i appreciate your support throughout all of this. i want to thank you president walton and the entire board of supervisors. all were there in different ways. some of you worked in the e.o.c., supervisor peskin has a t-shirt to prove it. within a matter of a few weeks, i'll be getting a call from the mayor's office to come meet the mayor and would be considered for the job at d.e.m. for that, i'm eternally grateful. i remain inspired by her leadership and by the ability to be able owork for a woman and woman of color in the city. i want to say i also i represent women of d.e.m. we have women who are dispatchers. we have women who in emergency services who true it will led us through covid and ran covid demand. currently in the tenderloin the head of the t.l.c. is a woman, the head of operations is a woman, head of planning is a woman, head of logistics

. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> let's get this going, reverend amos brown is waiting for me. i told him it's all your fault that i'm late. in seriousness, thank you so much supervisor mandelman. i am really humbled and honored by this. i appreciate your support throughout all of this. i want to thank you president walton and the entire board of supervisors. all were there in different ways. some of you worked in the e.o.c., supervisor peskin has a t-shirt to prove it. within a matter of a few weeks, i'll be getting a call from the mayor's office to come meet the mayor and would be considered for the job at d.e.m. for that, i'm eternally grateful. i remain inspired by her leadership and by the ability to be able owork for a woman and woman of color in the city. i want to say i also i represent women of d.e.m. we have women who are dispatchers. we have women who in emergency services who true it will led us through covid and ran covid demand. currently in the tenderloin the head of the t.l.c. is a woman, the head of operations is a woman, head of planning is a woman, head of lo

. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> let's get this going, reverend amos brown is waiting for me. i told him it's all your fault that i'm late. in seriousness, thank you so much supervisor mandelman. i am really humbled and honored by this. i appreciate your support throughout all of this. i want to thank you president walton and the entire board of supervisors. all were there in different ways. some of you worked in the e.o.c., supervisor peskin has a t-shirt to prove it. within a matter of a few weeks, i'll be getting a call from the mayor's office to come meet the mayor and would be considered for the job at d.e.m. for that, i'm eternally grateful. i remain inspired by her leadership and by the ability to be able owork for a woman and woman of color in the city. i want to say i also i represent women of d.e.m. we have women who are dispatchers. we have women who in emergency services who true it will led us through covid and ran covid demand. currently in the tenderloin the head of the t.l.c. is a woman, the head of operations is a woman, head of planning is a woman, head of lo

the reverend amos brown, senior pastor of third baptist church in san francisco will provide today gigi invocation. the invocation will be followed by the singing of the negro national anthem by the soul singer. [♪♪♪] >> it is significant that we have chosen this year as the national theme that we are focusing on the health and wellness of this african-american community. need i remind you, history calls on us. and because of that, mid atlantic slave trade, our ancestors were robbed of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness. and the quality of life was compromised because of the way we were treated. we were not even considered human. in fact,, the constitution of this nation defined us, at one point as being three fifths human. consequently, when this elected policy treated us as not being human, we got less than quality food, quality healthcare, quality mental health, and a quality environment to live in. friends, that is un-american. that is inhumane and that is the height of egocentrism and selfishness. i hope that out of our celebrating this african-american history month, we

the reverend amos brown, senior pastor of third baptist church in san francisco will provide today gigition will be followed by the singing of the negro national anthem by the soul singer. [♪♪♪] >> it is significant that we have chosen this year as the national theme that we are focusing on the health and wellness of this african-american community. need i remind you, history calls on us. and because of that, mid atlantic slave trade, our ancestors were robbed of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness. and the quality of life was compromised because of the way we were treated. we were not even considered human. in fact,, the constitution of this nation defined us, at one point as being three fifths human. consequently, when this elected policy treated us as not being human, we got less than quality food, quality healthcare, quality mental health, and a quality environment to live in. friends, that is un-american. that is inhumane and that is the height of egocentrism and selfishness. i hope that out of our celebrating this african-american history month, we shall collectively, in