Bruce’s Beach heirs to sell land back to Los Angeles county for $20m

California had returned land seized from Willa and Charles Bruce in 1920 to their heirs last year as part of its reparations policy

A southern California beachfront property that was taken from a Black couple through eminent domain a century ago and returned to their heirs last year will be sold back to Los Angeles county for nearly $20m, officials said on Tuesday.

The sale comes as the state of California continues to consider sweeping financial reparations for the government's treatment of Black Americans, including government confiscation of property, housing discrimination, over-policing and health disparities.