1. What’s Next for Reparations: Now that this years season has ended, "implementation" begins. Implementation is the process of putting a decision or plan into effect. So, starting now (or soon) any bills the Governor signed in October will take effect, any approved budget funds begin to move out, and new bills (official proposals) can now be developed and introduced in Sacramento later this year. 

2. Real Reparations at Taste of Soul LA/Leimert Park: Our annual Reparations education and outreach at the Taste of Soul Festival in LA was a major success — with over 1 Million people in attendance, thousands of people saw, heard, and learned the truth about Real Reparations at the Festival, and then many also got to meet, greet, hear, and question community members championing Real Reparations in their own community after the festival.

3. CJEC at Pinole City Council: We presented to local officials about California’s Reparations updates and shared next steps for implementing SB 515, the bill we wrote to require cities and counties to collect lineage-based data, starting with public employees.

4.The Battle for Meaning: The fight over what counts as Reparations is taking shape in California. CJEC continues to draw a clear line between Real Reparations — cash payments + tangible and financial assets + lineage eligibility— and Fake Reparations — open-to-anybody programs, studies, and bureaucracy with no direct economic impact.