Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill (SB) 518, landmark legislation creating California’s Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery — the first state agency in the nation dedicated to implementing […]
Tag: Reparations
Posted inAcross Black America
Governor signs Senator Bradford’s legislation promoting Black student success on California college campuses
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1348 by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), which will promote Black student success in higher education by creating the nation’s first recognition […]
Posted inAntelope Valley news
Board moves to explorecounty reparations plan
The Board of Supervisors has voted to explore additional efforts for making reparations to “historically disenfranchised” Black residents, including an offer of free admission for a day this month to […]
Posted inNational
The politics of knowing whether we’ve gained what we need
As African-Americans, we want and need to be respected just as we are — especially when we act respectfully. We neither want nor rightly expect microaggressions in everyday life, and […]
Posted inGovernment
Taskforce confused on reparations process
For years, people have been advocating for reparations for Black people whose ancestors were slaves in the USA. Many debates have been made for and against reparations, but progress stagnated […]
Posted inBlack History, Black History-OW, Counting the Cost, National
After Juneteenth – Reparations now
Juneteenth, or June 19, 2022, was marked with fireworks and concerts, parades, and proclamations, a big difference from Juneteenth a year ago when President Biden signed the executive order making […]
Posted inLocal
Calculating the costs: Reparations Task Force approves framework
A day after the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African-Americans decided who would be eligible for compensation, the nine-member panel approved a framework for calculating how […]
Posted inLocal
Reparations: California Task Force wants to get eligibility decision right
After an intense debate on Feb. 24, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans voted 5-4 to postpone deciding on who should be eligible […]
Posted inNational
Dr. Cheryl Grills appointed to National Reparations Commission
Dr. Ron Daniels, convener of the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), recently announced that Dr. Cheryl Grills, Professor of Psychology at Loyola Marymount University, former national president of The […]
