Oakland's project is significant because it is one of the largest efforts in the U.S. so far, targeting up to 600 families. And it is the first program to limit participation strictly to Black, Indigenous and people of color communities.
The reason: White households in Oakland on average make about three times as much annually than black households, according to the Oakland Equity Index.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oakland-500-month-basic-income-residents/
Another win for OBLM (Only Black Lives Matter). So the average of white households is 3 times black's, but what about the white households that aren't? Why would they pretend this isn't a racist policy when they specifically exclude poor white families with the same income as the black families they are giving money to?