that was an example of deborah archer. she the president of aclu. >> why is this so important? >> we need to work from the perspective by people impacted say. for too long the media has been a part of that. you have to hear from the voices of people who have been marginalized and oppressed by the systems put in place when california was founded. >> what is this commission tasked with accomplishing? >> they are tasked with coming up with proposals. they are looking at not just financial compensation but what would be a broad set. would there be policy change? would there be grants for education or housing. how might we actually repair the harm that has been done. as otis was saying there has been a long history of harm. how do we actually assess harm and work to repair it? both financially as well as potentially apology. >> what other similar commissions have there been that have tried to tackle these tough topics? >> this reparations task force is our current commission. the kerner commission was established in 1967 to investigate why there were these uprisings and communities