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In 2021, then-Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, a Democrat, authored a bill to form a task force to examine and develop reparation proposals for the harms of slavery on Black people in...
By Wendy Fry. (CALMATTERS) – California’s governor signed a slate of bills today aimed at beginning the process of reparations for Black descendants of enslaved people, including a measure that requires the state to apologize for perpetuating slavery. The headliner bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom requires officials to sign and display a ...
California will offer a formal apology for the state government’s role in advancing slavery. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a handful of bills on Thursday seeking to make amends for the treatment of African Americans in the state. The ambitious effort to provide reparations for Black Californians emanated from a 2023 report by the California ...
California’s Reparations Task Force on Thursday released its final report, marking a milestone in the state’s historic effort to consider remedies for slavery.
The final report surveys the ongoing and compounding harms experienced by African Americans as a result of slavery and its lingering effects on American society today, and proposes a comprehensive reparations plan in satisfaction of the direction set forth by the Legislature in AB 3121 (2020).
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers this week passed some of the nation’s most ambitious legislation aimed at atoning for a legacy of racist policies that drove disparities for Black people, from housing to education to health. None of the bills would provide widespread direct payments to African Americans.
Sept. 26, 2024, 7:41 p.m. ET. California will issue a formal apology for being complicit in slavery during the 19th century and for enforcing segregationist policies against Black residents as one ...
California plans to spend up to $12 million on reparations legislation under a budget signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, marking a milestone in the state’s efforts to atone for a legacy of racism and discrimination against Black Californians.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will formally apologize for slavery and its lingering effects on Black Americans in the state under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Thursday. The legislation ...
California’s Reparations Task Force voted on Saturday to recommend that the state issue a formal apology for slavery and potentially provide billions of dollars in cash payments, moving...