Black Agenda Related
Weber is a proponent of lineage-based reparations. “It’s an issue not about being Black. It’s an issue of descendants and lineage,” Weber
said. “There will be many Black people who do not deserve reparations, but there will be many whose lineage clearly says very strongly that they deserve to have reparations.”
She also said while she believes reparations should also happen at the federal level, she wasn’t going to wait for it to happen if she could advance the cause at the state level.
“I think it should start at the federal level, but will it?” Weber told
The Los Angeles Times. “The fact that it didn’t doesn’t mean I need to stand here crying for the next 40, 50 years until it starts at the federal level.”
“California has come to terms with many of its issues, but it has yet to come to terms with its role in slavery,” Weber added. “We’re talking about really addressing the issues of justice and fairness in this country that we have to address.”