On Wednesday, California’s reparations task force, the first of its kind in the nation, released a sprawling report detailing its recommendations for a plan that would hold the state accountable for ...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Members of California's Black reparations task force handed off their historic two-year report to state lawmakers Thursday, beginning the next chapter in the long struggle to ...

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Lawmakers and advocates are regrouping to determine how they will move forward in the effort to ensure reparative ...

New legislation authored by a San Diego lawmaker and just signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom creates an agency that will take key first steps toward reparations for Black Californians whose ancestors were ...

It appears that reparations advocates who fail to learn from history are doomed to a repeat veto. For the second session in a row, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed several reparations bills that would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Among the 2026 California gubernatorial candidates, none appear to be a champion of reparations, even in the form of direct cash ...

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, who wrote legislation creating the task force, said slavery stripped her of her identity and heritage and that she has visited Africa dozens of times, only ...