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California task force votes to restrict eligibility for slavery reparations

A group in California considering the issue of reparations has voted to limit eligibility for state compensation. Only the descendants of free and enslaved Black people who lived in the country during the 19th century will be considered.

Lakshmi Sarah of KQED joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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