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Reparations supporters plot comeback after bitter defeat in California Legislature
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Reparations supporters plot comeback after bitter defeat in California Legislature

Associated Press  

Still grappling with the fallout from the defeat of two bills in the Legislature’s final hours, backers of reparations geared up for a grinding fight they said could last a decade and debated whether new divisions amongst them are best resolved through reconciliation or open political warfare. “The trust is completely broken between the Black Caucus and reparations organizers,” said …

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California has a history of racist land seizures. Will reparations bills bring justice?
6 months ago

California has a history of racist land seizures. Will reparations bills bring justice?

LA Times  

A memorial to Bruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach. The legislation currently defines racially motivated eminent domain as “when the state, county, city, city and county, district, or other political subdivision of the state acquires private property for public use and does not distribute just compensation to the owner at the time of the taking, and the taking, or the failure …

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California’s reparations proposal moves to Newsom, state lawmakers
1 year, 5 months ago

California’s reparations proposal moves to Newsom, state lawmakers

LA Times  

Bishop Henry C. Williams, of Oakland, testifies during the California Reparations Task Force meeting in Sacramento in March. After two years of deliberations, California’s Reparations Task Force on Thursday sent its final report and recommendations to the state Capitol, where Gov. “For those reactionaries who say slavery is old news and the time for reparations has passed, well, you know …

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Column: Newsom and California lawmakers need to say where they stand on reparations for slavery
1 year, 7 months ago

Column: Newsom and California lawmakers need to say where they stand on reparations for slavery

LA Times  

State Sen. Steven Bradford, right, and Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer are members of the California reparations task force Gov. That’s the deadline for the California Reparations Task Force — created by Newsom and legislators — to finish its two years of often-acrimonious work. When asked whether I could quote him, he responded: “Oh, sure, and then I’ll be called a big …

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California lawmakers on reparations panel challenge assumptions about payments to Black residents
1 year, 7 months ago

California lawmakers on reparations panel challenge assumptions about payments to Black residents

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California lawmakers hail the work of a historic panel that has delved into reparations proposals for African Americans for nearly two years, a state senator on the task force is warning Black residents to not assume that large cash payments are on the way. “That’s just not happening.” The task force on Saturday approved proposals in …

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The UK government annouces clamp down on Pakistani Grooming gangs
1 year, 8 months ago

The UK government annouces clamp down on Pakistani Grooming gangs

Op India  

On April 3, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a new Grooming Gangs Taskforce to assist police forces in investigating the serious problem of Muslim grooming gangs in the country. pic.twitter.com/vopSyUJQ7P — Rishi Sunak April 3, 2023 In a statement, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, said, “Grooming gangs are a scourge on our society, and …

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California created the nation’s first state reparations task force. Now comes the hard part
3 years ago

California created the nation’s first state reparations task force. Now comes the hard part

LA Times  

An aerial view of the Manhattan Beach property known as Bruce’s Beach, once one of the most prominent Black-owned resorts by the sea in the early 20th century. “Now, undergirding all of that, is the reality that we also live in a society that has done a very poor job of informing the general public about what this country has …

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