Will reparations for Black residents in California become a reality? If not, are they likely to happen anywhere else in the United States? All eyes are on California, long considered the nation’s test tube for progressive policies, and its pioneering reparations task force, which this week gave the state Legislature its recommendations for repairing the damage of slavery and racism. Reparations, a topic steeped in historical and contemporary significance, gained new momentum following the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd in 2020. That’s when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law...…Will reparations for Black residents in California become a reality? If not, are they likely to happen anywhere else in the United States? All eyes are on California, long considered the nation’s test tube for progressive policies, and its pioneering reparations task force, which this week gave the state Legislature its recommendations for repairing the damage of slavery and racism. Reparations, a topic steeped in historical and contemporary significance, gained new momentum following the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd in 2020. That’s when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law...WW…