California's reparations proposal moves to Newsom, state lawmakers
Sending the final reparations report to Newsom and California lawmakers puts them under political pressure to decide how the state should atone for slavery.
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Sending the final reparations report to Newsom and California lawmakers puts them under political pressure to decide how the state should atone for slavery.
Jean Pfaelzer discusses recasting history in 'California, a Slave State,' which tracks the record of racism and forced labor that drove the state's 'startup' culture.
Last week, City Council voted to create a Reparations Task Force to explore whether Philadelphia descendants of enslaved Africans deserve compensation for the lasting impact of slavery and institutional racism.
* To read Part 1 of the Reuters series, Slavery's Descendants: America's Family Secret, click here June 27 (Reuters) - The idea of paying reparations or making other amends for slavery and discrim...
Former President Trump is the only living U.S. president who is not descended form slaveholders, according to a Reuters report analyzing the ancestry of U.S. lawmakers.