California entered the union in 1850 as a free state—yet black Californians are about to cash out big on reparations.

The creation of a Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery in California is a first-in-the-nation step toward moving ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has approved a new state agency that will be responsible for administering reparations to ...

The new laws strengthen California’s commitment to repairing the harms of slavery, signaling a long-term effort that’s ...

But he vetoed five other reparations measures backed by the California Legislative Black Caucus, including one that would have allowed colleges to prioritize descendants of American slavery and ...

Situational politics led the California governor approved a comprehensive study in 2020, who now resists helping descendants ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed several reparations bills that would have given descendants of enslaved people preferences in ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law authorizing $6 million for California State University to study how to confirm ...

State lawmakers in Sacramento introduced 2,350 bills this year. Of those, about a third survived the gantlet of hearings, ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill allowing college admissions preference for descendants of enslaved people, ...

State lawmakers in Sacramento introduced 2,350 bills this year. Of those, about one-third survived the gauntlet of hearings, compromises and votes in the Democratic-dominated Legislature and made it ...