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NAACP leader urges supervisors to act on reparations after expressions of support
Summary
Amos Brown, president of the San Francisco NAACP, told the Board of Supervisors there is growing support for reparations and urged the board to begin work on a plan following recent public endorsements.
Amos Brown, president of the San Francisco branch of the NAACP and pastor of Third Baptist Church, urged the Board of Supervisors during public comment on Jan. 21, 2020, to take concrete steps on reparations.
Brown told the board there was a "great groundswell of support" after a vote in Chicago and said local elected officials have signaled support. He said, "there was a great groundswell of support for this item when 5,000 members of the reform Jew Jewish tradition voted in Chicago, Illinois to support reparations." He also said, "Our mayor on yesterday did more than give rhetoric to the dream of Doctor Martin Luther King, but she stood before the labor of breakfast and pledged her support for reparations." Brown said several supervisors had already indicated support and urged the board to "roll up our sleeves, get to work, and work as a dream team to bring about a responsible" program modeled on the Chicago example.
Brown framed his remarks as an appeal for supervisors to move from statements of support to concrete planning; the transcript records no formal motion, staff directive, or board vote on reparations at the special meeting. His comments concluded the public comment period recorded in the transcript.
