California's reparations task force is calling on lawmakers to raise the state's minimum wage, already the nation's second highest at $15.50, to a "living wage" as part of a broader set of proposals ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — After more than a year delving into history and studies to make its case for reparations to California descendants of enslaved Black people, a first-in-the-nation task force began ...

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A new academic center created by West Virginia lawmakers is set to launch at West Virginia University this fall, drawing both support and criticism as it prepar Temple Shalom marks 34th annual ...

Among the 2026 California gubernatorial candidates, none appear to be a champion of reparations, even in the form of direct cash payments. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, many of the ...

Police are looking to social media to help identify a syspectA masked suspect armed with a handgun robbed a Halfmoon convenience store early Thursday, accordin Albany woman and boyfriend accused of ...