California's unprecedented reparations report

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A California reparations task force reports on the impacts of slavery; the US will send advanced rockets to Ukraine.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS Patrick T. Fallon /AFP via Getty Images Wednesday, California's reparations task force released an extensive report on how the state and the federal government perpetuated harm against Black Americans long after the abolition of slavery. [Associated Press / Janie Har] The nearly 500-page report details how government policies have led to poor economic, educational, and criminal justice outcomes for generations of Black Americans. [NBC BLK / PR Lockhart] The report demands financial reparations and recommends creating a government office to help descendants of people enslaved during the 19th century get compensation. [Washington Post / Emmanuel Felton] The task force's recommendations included: Free tuition at California colleges and universities, planting trees to help cool Black neighborhoods, and eliminating discriminatory policing. [California reparations task force] The group will issue its final report with recommendations for the sort of reparations Black Americans in California should receive by July 2023. [Cal Matters / Lil Kalish] Advanced rockets for Ukraine President Joe Biden announced the US would send advanced rocket systems and other weapons to help Ukraine. [New York Times / Joseph R. Biden Jr.] The move comes in response to Ukrainian requests for more firepower as Russia intensifies its assault on the country's eastern region. [Washington Post / Rachel Pannett and John Hudson] With the weapons, Ukraine will be able to strike targets up to about 50 miles away. Ukraine has assured the US it won't strike within Russian territory. [Politico / Lara Seligman and Paul McLeary] The missiles are part of a new $700 million aid package announced Wednesday — the 11th the US has sent. [ABC News / Molly Nagle, Ben Gittleson, and Matt Sayler] MISCELLANEOUS On Wednesday, a jury found Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamed each other, but awarded Depp more in compensation. [CNN / Sonia Moghe] Shanghai residents began venturing outside Wednesday after two months of Covid-19 lockdowns. [Atlantic / Alan Taylor] Amid record overdoses, British Columbia will try decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs for three years. [AP / Jim Morris and Rob Gillies] Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down as Meta, formerly Facebook, COO — a position she has held for over a decade. [Yahoo Finance / Daniel Howley]   Support our journalism   Reader contributions help keep newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a one-time gift today. Give VERBATIM "At the end of this, I would like for reparations to be seen as a nonpartisan issue. It's a human rights issue." [ Kamilah Moore, chair of the reparations task force, in MarketWatch] LISTEN TO THIS Dropping like flies Insect populations are shrinking all over the world, and entomologists are buzzing with questions: Why is this happening? How quickly? And, most concerningly, what does it mean for food supplies or even life as we know it?     Listen now   ▶ Read more from Vox Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and their $50 million defamation suit, explained What will the EU's Russian oil ban do? Netflix slips and Hollywood cheers. Maybe it shouldn't. How to prevent another white supremacist massacre A program that helps millions of hungry kids is about to expire This email was sent to vox@quicklydone.com. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe. If you value Vox's unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring contribution.   View our Privacy Notice and our Terms of Service.   Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved.