Chris Reparations Organizer
            
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              Black American. U.S Slavery Descendant. Father. Reparations Advocate. Creator. Writer. Business owner. Views are my own.
              
              Sacramento, CA
            
            
              
              Joined November 2017
            
            
           I thoroughly enjoyed this very good and needed California #Reparations bills recap on LA's KBLA 1580 w/@diprimaradio @kbla1580! Check it out!๐๐ฟ  https://t.co/LQLuDikH9R 
          
          
                
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             There are people here in #California and across the country doing the Lord's work. We, the descendants of the people who were enslaved and emancipated from Chattel Slavery in the U.S. are a specific group of people. A special people, if you ask me. Foundational to this country. 
           BREAKING: SIGNED! California's FIRST Black American data #delineation bill to touch every one of California's 538 cities and counties is now LAW! EVERY California city and county will now be required to recognize and collect data for descendants of people enslaved in the United 
            
                
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             If you've been running around these internet streets celebrating the so-called Reparations bureau in California, please come back and tell the people why you didn't mention that it depends on a 3-5 years long study ๐๐ฟ first. .... @cjecofficial
            #stopthestudy #starttherepair
          
           BREAKING NEWS: Governor Newsom just signed ANOTHER years-long โReparations Genealogy Study.โ But we donโt need more studies โ we need action. Reparations delayed is Reparations denied! Full statement:  https://t.co/kLIo94cgKm 
              #CaliforniaReparations #RealReparations #CJEC
            
            
                
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             It can't be Reparations for us, if it's open to almost anyone (which it is). Reparations delayed, Reparations diverted, is Reparations denied. Real talk. We can do better. And we will. @cjecofficial #AmericanFreedmen
          
           NEW BREAKING: Leading California Grassroots Reparations Coalition Responds to @CAgovernor Gavin Newsom Signing SB 518 Bureau for Desdendants of American Slavery: ........ It's can't be Reparations for us if it's open to almost anyone. And this Bureau IS open to almost anyone. 
            
                
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             If you just wait for the news orgs or paid non-profits to decide whether or not you get good, regular, no B/S information about Reparations in California, then you'll be waiting forever... Don't! Get our California Reparations Newsletter in your inbox or on our website! Just 
           ๐ฐ Get informed. Stay informed. Get the latest & most trusted California #Reparations news & info straight from the grassroots! ๐๐ฟ No need to wait for an email anymore! Our newsletter is now public on our website. Scan the QR code or visit  https://t.co/alSBtwqPZU  (on our new 
            
                
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             I just did this ๐๐ฟ. You should too! Tell @CAgovernor to veto #SB518 because it's a bait and switch bill. Basically, they want to use the history and experiences of those of us who are the descendants of the people who were enslaved in the U.S, to create a new state Bureau, and 
           STOP the Bait and Switch! Our History. Their Diversion. California legislators passed Senate Bill 518. The bill creates a new state bureau (think department) called the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery. It may be called the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery, 
            
                
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             We did it. The first ever #blackdata delineation bill to touch every one of California's 538 cities and counties passed (61-15 in the CA Assembly) and is now headed to @CAgovernor and when he signs it, every single one of those 538 cities and counties, starting with public 
           BREAKING: SB 515 PASSES! California's first Black data delineation bill to touch every one of California's 538 cities and counties is headed to @CAgovernor! When signed, starting with public employees, all cities and counties in the state will be required to finally create a 
            
                
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             Reparations can't wait. You know, we know it. But that's exactly what California Legislative Black Caucus Chair, Senator Akilah Weber-Pierson's bill, Senate Bill (SB) 437, would do: create a 3-5 year-long Reparations study and make us wait even longer for this country/state 
           Reparations can't wait. You know, we know it. But that's exactly what California Legislative Black Caucus Chair, Senator Akilah Weber-Pierson's bill, Senate Bill (SB) 437, would do: create a 3-5 year-long Reparations study and make us wait even longer for this country/state 
            
                
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             Just did this ๐๐ฟ and you should too... We don't need or want more Reparations studies in California and we sure as hell don't want our Reparations system run by a law enforcement agency or for our Reparations to be given away to other communities... But that's exactly what 
           Reparations Can't Wait! Stop the Study! Stop the Stall! Stop the Sellout! NO more Reparations studies! NO more Reparations stalling! TIME for Reparations ACTION! ***Call to ACTION*** Contact the CA Assembly Appropriations Committee and tell them to VOTE NO on #SB437 & #SB518! 
            
                
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             California is changing the way we collect data for Black Americans by starting to count descendants of the people who were freed from Chattel Slavery in the U.S. as the specific and distinct people we are, and not lumping us all into the "Black/African American" category, which 
           California is changing the way we collect data for Black Americans by starting to count descendants of the people who were freed from Chattel Slavery in the U.S. as the specific and distinct people we are, and not lumping us all into the "Black/African American" category, which 
            
                
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             Check this ๐๐ฟ out... They want to put our #Reparations system inside California's biggest Law Enforcement agency and then give our Reparations to other people by allowing the system to serve everybody not just descendants of people freed from Chattel Slavery in the U.S. 
           California Senate Bill 518 by San Diego Senator Akilah Weber-Pierson proposes creating a Reparations Bureau (called the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery) within the California Department of Justice โ which is a law enforcement agency. No Reparations system should run 
            
                
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             I'll be on with @EtmMedia on #YouTube talking CA #Reparations this evening... join us OR catch the replay๐๐ฟ  https://t.co/OAY1Xz1319 
            @cjecofficial #AmericanFreedmen
          
          
                
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             We had a tough hearing this week at the #California Capitol in Sacramento as we opposed SB 437 -- the #Reparations/genealogy study bill -- and SB 518 -- the bill that creates a new state bureau called the Bureau for Desdendants of American Slavery inside Californiaโs top Law 
          
                
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             Months ago, we told you there was a secret @CABlackCaucus plan underway to take the millions of dollars in Reparations money in the California state budget and, instead of putting it toward Reparations, give to non-profits. Well, we just saw the state budget and, guess what, we 
          
                
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             Like I always say, you can't talk #Juneteenth if you don't talk #Reparations ... but don't just talk! Take ACTION! Here's something you can do NOW: Tell CA lawmakers to STOP the #SB437 Reparations STUDY! We don't need it! NO more Reparations studies. No more stalling. Time for 
           ***REPARATIONS CALL TO ACTION*** STOP THE STUDY! STOP THE STALL! Tell CA Assemblymembers to VOTE NO ON SB437! SB437 is a bill that, if passed and signed into law, would WASTE millions of your tax dollars on an unnecessary 3-5 year study of Reparations genealogy that even 
            
                
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             I'm on the ground floor of the National African American History Museum in Washington DC with a group of formerly incarcerated youth. Been here 2 hours already. And I'm mad. Not at the white people here. But at Black Democrats in the California legislature, and their allies in 
          
                
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             We got a (virtual) Reparations Town Hall going on Wednesday, April 2nd, @ 6pm PST... @cjecofficial @cagreens1 @montereygreens are gonna be there. Along with grassroots Reparations advocates from across the state. I wanna see you there too. Register ๐๐ฟ  https://t.co/Za3jlVTMqM 
          
           Join us (virtually) on Wednesday, April 2nd, at 6 pm PST for our NEXT Reparations Town Hall with the good people of Monterey County in collaboration with @montereygreens @cagreens1 Register ๐๐ฟ  https://t.co/O7KTSt4WEo  We're Policy over Party. And we're reaching out and 
            
                
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             At best, she looked her colleagues on the CA Senate Education Committee right in their face and misled them to get her bill passed. But in the real world where you and I live, if I look you in your eyes and tell you one thing when I know it's something else, then I just lied to 
           CAUGHT! Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus @CABlackCaucus Akilah Weber-Pierson MISLEADS the state Senate Education Committee by telling Senators her bill to divert millions of taxpayer dollars originally budgeted for Reparations implementation away from implementing 
            
                
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             I wanna talk about this. But first, I have to give thanks to the people who came out today to fight against more Reparations research/study. I know many of you who saw or will see what happened are mad, and you should be. I want you to stay mad, but also stay encouraged and 
           We OPPOSED Black Caucus Bill SB437 by Senator Akilah Weber-Pierson Chair of the @CABlackCaucus today. Hereโs why: First, the proposal directly contradicts the recommendations of the California Reparations Task Force. The Task Force did not recommend that the state conduct 
            
                
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             No more studies/research. No more delays...it's time for action on #Reparations in California. If you agree, tell California Senators to vote NO on SB437 and SB518. Click ๐๐ฟ to tell them now and then come tell them in person on Tuesday March 25th and Wednesday March 26th at the 
           STOP THE STUDY! NO MORE DELAYS! TIME TO ACT! Tell CA Senators: VOTE NO on SB437 and SB518! **Call to ACTION** 2 bad bills are headed for a vote in the CA Senate Education Committee and CA Senate Governmental Organization Committee. Bad Bill #1, SB437, would 
            
                
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