It's the first of its kind in the country, and it's happening right here in California. A task force met for the very first time this week, setting up lengthy discussions about reparations for African ...

California's governor has declined to publicly say whether he'd support reparations payments to some Black state residents recommended by a task force looking at how to mitigate injustices and ...

Rev. Tony Pierce CEO of Oakland’s Black Wall Street Project, addresses the California Reparations Task Force in Sacramento, Calif., on March 29, 2023. The task force will ask lawmakers to institute a ...

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, who wrote legislation creating the task force, said slavery stripped her of her identity and heritage and that she has visited Africa dozens of times, only ...