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After Assembly issues apology for California's role in slavery, some reparations bills die in Senate
Los Angeles Times· 15 minutes agoThe apology is in a bill authored by Assemblymember Reggie Jones Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) that accepts responsibility for “all of the harms and atrocities committed by the state” and is part of ...
California’s staggering budget deficit squashes hundreds of bills
ABC 10 Sacramento· 4 hours agoCalifornia’s budget crunch is forcing the Legislature to scale back its agenda this session, with...
Psychedelic therapy and workers' rights bills fail to advance in California's tough budget year
KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma· 2 hours agoSACRAMENTO, Calif. — (AP) — As California faces a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, lawmakers must...
A portrait, a phone call and a Black Sacramento family’s fight for land and legacy
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThe family’s cause is now a lifelong pursuit. In 2021, Jonathan Burgess testified before Bradford...
Voices from former French colonies reflect on painful slave trade legacy
RFI via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt's been more than two decades since France recognised slavery as a crime against humanity – the...
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Cordele Dispatch· 3 days agoThe Descendants of the Saint Louis University Enslaved (DSLUE) continue to press forward in their effort for reparative justice as the Saint Louis University ...
Gary Bartz: Tiny Desk Concert
NPR· 4 days agoOn "Reparations," poet J. Ivy provides excerpts from his 2022 track "Lay Down'' to reflect on the debt America owes descendants of enslaved< ...
Swath of bills pass major deadline in California Legislature
Courthouse News Service· 2 hours agoHundreds of bills in the California Legislature met a crucial deadline Thursday, passing key...
Oak Ridge legislator answers questions on armed school staff law
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 16 hours ago“The idea behind the tabled bill,” he said, “is that chattel slavery, which is...this country today...
