Black Employees Say Racism is Rife at Cal Air Resources Board
November 5, 2020
Black employees say racism is widespread at the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the organization Nichols chairs.
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Assemblymember Jim Cooper (D-Sacramento)
Black Caucus Member Concerned About How Much Ban of Gas-Powered Cars Will Cost Low Income Families
October 1, 2020
Assemblymember Jim Cooper (D-Sacramento), who is a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus, says he supports Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order issued last week that phases out gasoline-powered vehicles. The directive requires all new passenger vehicles sold in California to have zero-emission engines by the year 2035.
California Assembly Passes Bill to Set Up Reparations Task Force
June 18, 2020
The “reparations” bill calls for the creation of a task force to study and propose ideas for how African Americans in California can be compensated for slavery and its “after lives,” as the author of the legislation, Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), describes the Jim Crow laws and other forms of injustice and state-sanctioned discrimination that have existed in the United States from 1865 until now.