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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano and agencies

California’s proposals to rectify past discrimination advance through senate

Men and women stand in a line and smile, with one holding a book called Songs on Slavery and Emancipation
The California reparations taskforce at the state capitol in Sacramento on 16 June 2022. Photograph: Rich Pedroncelli/AP

California lawmakers are moving forward with a set of proposals meant to compensate Black residents for the state’s history of racism and discrimination against African Americans.

Under the legislation passed by the state senate this week, California would create an agency to help Black families research their family lineage as well as a fund for reparations programs and compensation for Black families whose property the government unjustly seized through eminent domain.

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