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- San Francisco's plan for reparations,

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which includes a potential
$5 million payout,

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just got one major step closer to reality.

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I'm Jessica Washington, a
senior reporter at "The Root",

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and here's what you may not know.

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Last Tuesday, the San
Francisco Board of Supervisors,

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more or less their
version of a city council,

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unanimously approved a
draft reparations plan,

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which includes a hundred recommendations,

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ranging from home ownership
programs to tax credits

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to giving Black San Franciscans
a $5 million lump sum.

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The draft, which was crafted

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by San Francisco's African-American
Reparations Advisory,

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is the most comprehensive
reparations plan in the nation,

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but before you book your
tickets to San Francisco,

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here are a few key details.

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For starters, this is still just a draft.

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There's plenty of time for
the Board of Supervisors

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to reject any or all of the plan.

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There's also a lot of pushback

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about whether the city
could actually afford this,

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especially since they have
a massive budget deficit.

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There are no set plans for
how the city would fund,

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say some of the bolder proposals,

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like the $5 million payout.

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It's also worth noting
that not every Black person

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currently residing in San Francisco

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is expected to get a payout.

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The plan proposes a
litany of qualifications,

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including how long you've
lived in San Francisco,

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and whether you've been impacted
by, say the war on drugs.

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If you wanna learn more

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about the national fight for reparations

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and our ongoing coverage,
check out theroot.com.