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A historic gold-rush town in Northern California is at the center of a restitution fight led by Black families who say their ancestors' land was taken

The California Senate has passed a set of ambitious reparations proposals Tuesday

A nine-member task force in the US has published a 1,075-page report identifying ways to redress the harms of slavery.

California's reparations task force released its final report Thursday recommending how to atone for decades of discriminatory policies against African Americans

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After two years of deliberations, California’s Reparations Task Force on Thursday is sending its final report and recommendations to the state Capitol, where Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers will ultimately decide how the state should atone for slavery.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California state reparations task force — which has been at work researching possible reparation for Black Californians who descended from slaves — is winding down after two years of work before making its final proposal to the Legislature before July.

A California state senator and member of a historic task force studying reparations proposals for African Americans says it could be tough to pass large payments for eligible residents

A proposed "Ebony Alert" system, similar to an Amber or Silver alert, would inform people of missing Black children and young women. The plan aims to bring attention to these often overlooked groups.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Reparations Task Force made headlines around the world this week as economic advisers to the group presented estimates that the state’s African American residents have suffered at least $800 billion in losses as a result of inequities in policing, criminal sentences, housing policies and more.