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A California task force met for the first time with the goal of developing recommendations for reparations for Black Americans over the next two years.
Kira Johnson is pictured in this file photo. Photo courtesy of Johnson family. Washington, D.C.—Charles Johnson said he quickly notified hospital staff when his wife’s catheter turned pink with blood. His wife, Kira Johnson, had just given birth to their second son during a scheduled cesarean section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Staff examined his wife and ordered a CT scan, he said, but hours passed and no one performed the procedure. “My wife was shivering uncontrollably because she was losing so much blood,” said Johnson, who was speak...
Tamaki Appointed to Task Force to Study Reparations for African Americans Posted On SACRAMENTO – As the country continues to confront a history of racial injustice, deeply rooted in the legacy of slavery and systemic racism, Gov. Gavin Newsom on May 7 appointed five individuals to serve on the newly formed Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The formation of this task force was made possible by the governor’s signing of AB 3121, authored by then-Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), which established a nine-member task force to inform Califo...
Attorney General Launches New Racial Justice Bureau Bonta announces virtual convening against hate crime with mayors Posted On OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta on May 11 launched the Racial Justice Bureau (Bureau) within the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and announced plans for a virtual convening against hate crime with California’s big-city mayors. Together, the bureau and virtual convening are a part of the state’s newest efforts to lead the development of strategies to address bias and hate at their roots and to strengthen responses to hate crime in Califor...
California’s new Attorney General, Rob Bonta, took the podium at his first news conference on May 11 to announce the formation of a Racial Justice Bureau, charged with addressing bias and hate “at their roots” and strengthening responses to hate crimes throughout the state.