Officials in Alameda County, California, have green-lit a sweeping reparations action plan, stepping in after a school district within the county — in Oakland — reportedly failed to deliver on its own highly publicized racial equity promises.The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on June 30 to accept a comprehensive reparations action plan, capping more than two years of research and community outreach.Designed to address decades of systemic discrimination against Black residents, the plan takes an institutional reform approach rather than focusing primarily on direct individual cash payouts."Our Commission was focusing on what role did the county as a government play in systemic discrimination … and then what actions could we take as a county government to redress that?" Supervisor Nate Miley, who represents District Four and was a leading force on the reparations initiative, told Fox News Digital on Thursday.CHICAGO SUBURB LOCALS HOPE REPARATIONS ADDRESSES 'AFFORDABILITY PRESSURES' AS BLACK POPULATION DWINDLESAlameda County officials green-lit reparations recommendations after the school district in its county seat, Oakland, reportedly had lackluster results from their "Black Thriving" task force.
(Getty)Miley added that officials were focused mainly on what role the county played as a government in discrimination, racism, and preventing African Americans from thriving. "I do think there could potentially be some linkages between the school district and what they came up with in our plan, as we continue to move forward to operationalize our plan," he said.Instead of writing checks, the Alameda County Reparations Commission's plan outlines structural overhauls, NBC Bay Area reported.These include expanding affordable housing, supporting Black economic development, increasing investments in education and healthcare and enacting criminal justice reforms. To ensure these recommendations do not sit on a shelf, the Alameda County Board of Su...