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On Tuesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that moves forward the process of reparations in the state. The new legislation creates a reparations commission for New York to explore policies that could be implemented in the state to address the long legacy of slavery and racial disparities.

Hochul said she knows many New York residents do not support it, but added it had to be signed.

Prime Cabinet Secretary (CS) and the CS for Foreign Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, says the government did not discuss Kenyans’ calls for reparations by the British government for atrocities suffered during the colonial period when King Charles visited the country in October.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that creates a commission to study New York's legacy with the institution of slavery, and what amends would look like.

New York state said on Tuesday that it would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery and victims of racism, following a similar undertaking in California, which pioneered the approach to such historical injustices in the United States.Left-leaning California was the first US state to establish such a commission after the anti-racism movement sparked by the police killing of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020.

Hochul said she knows many New York residents do not support it, but added it had to be signed.

The commission, which will wrap up its work by the summer of 2025, will only make recommendations.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the signing of a bill to study New York state history and provide suggestions for appropriate reparations to Black communities.

Governor Kathy Hochul signed a legislation Tuesday to create a commission to study potential reparations for Black New Yorkers.

Hochul said she knows many New York residents do not support it, but added it had to be signed.