Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vetoed bills that would have provided tangible benefits to those descendants, though he approved a state agency to determine who qualifies for potential reparations. By ...

Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson, D- CA 39, poses in this undated photo. The creation of a Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery in California is a first-in-the-nation step toward moving reparations ...

The California governor signed the bill five years after forming a task force to examine the impact of racist policies on descendants of enslaved people. Five years after California Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

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 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom advanced California’s reparations efforts by signing five bills from the Legislative Black Caucus’ Road to Repair 2025 package into law, with additional measures to be revisited next ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a handful of bills advancing the cause of reparations for Black Californians on Monday, dealing the latest blow to a first-of-its-kind movement to atone for state-inflicted ...

Governor Gavin Newsom of California has signed legislation creating a state agency dedicated to processing reparations claims for descendants of slaves, the most substantial reparations program at the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a mixed bag Monday for proponents of bills aimed at addressing the state’s legacy of racist and discriminatory policies against Black ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about legislation related to student literacy with Marshall Tuck, EdVoice CEO, middle, and Martha Hernandez, Executive Director, Californians Together in Los ...

Five years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom set in motion a process that would place on his desk a series of bills to advance reparations for California’s descendants of slavery. Their arrival has revealed the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed a bill into law on Friday, launching a process for California to administer reparations for descendants of slaves. The governor gave the final green light to Senate ...

In September 2020, amid the national uproar over the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his plan to establish a slavery reparations task force to remedy the wrongs of ...