California Secretary of State Shirley Weber

The Case for Reparations: Cal Task Force Hears Painful Personal, Family Stories

Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black MediaSeptember 30, 2021

Last week, California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals took an expansive but deeply personalized look at the history of Slavery, racial violence and injustice in America and traced how that past still shapes how we live now.

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Cal Sec. of State Weber, Atty Gen Bonta Break Down Your Voting Rights

Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black MediaAugust 26, 2021

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Attorney General Rob Bonta said they are laser-focused on ensuring that the state’s gubernatorial recall election on Sept. 14 is safe, fair, and accessible to every voter that visits a polling place or votes by mail.

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Report: Blacks Make Up Only 2 % of Women on California Corporate Boards

Quinci LeGardye, California Black MediaMay 13, 2021

While the representation of women on the boards of California publicly traded companies has increased over the past few years, Black women remain disturbingly underrepresented.