New York’s Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul has just signed a bill to establish a slavery reparations commission for the state.
The commission will explore methods of redistributing taxpayer money among black communities by providing reparations to descendants of slaves.
Gov. Hochul signed the bill on Tuesday to create a “community commission to study the history of slavery in New York state.”
The commission will examine “various forms of reparations,” according to the bill.
“Here in New York, there was a slave market where people bought and sold other human beings with callous disregard,” Hochul said.
“It happened right on Wall Street for more than a century.
“And even though it officially closed when slavery was abolished in New York in 1827, our state still remained a dominant player in the illegal slave trade.
“The practice continued, and our financial and business institutions prospered.”
The commission was given the task of examining the impact of slavery on black people throughout New York state history.
Its members will be tasked with producing suggested remedies to the negative effects of slavery on black communities.
The commission will consist of nine individuals.
The governor, state assembly speaker, and the majority leader of the