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Community Leaders and Organizations Unite to Express Gratitude for Senator Steven Bradford’s Continued Commitment to Positive Change
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Community Leaders and Organizations Unite to Express Gratitude for Senator Steven Bradford’s Continued Commitment to Positive Change

Barbara StantonSeptember 18, 2024

In response to recent negative press surrounding the California Legislative Black Caucus’s Reparations proposal, community leaders and non-profit organizations across District 35 have come together to voice their unwavering support and gratitude for Senator Steven Bradford’s dedication to improving the lives of underserved communities. This press release serves to address the misrepresentation of facts and to highlight the profound impact Senator Bradford has made throughout his tenure.   

California Assembly Passes Reparations Resolution  
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California Assembly Passes Reparations Resolution  

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌, California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌March 7, 2024

The process the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) promised to initiate to pass a package of reparations bills began Feb. 26, on the Assembly floor at the State Capitol with the passage of Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR) 135.

Black Californians hope state reparations don’t become another broken promise
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Black Californians hope state reparations don’t become another broken promise

Sophie Austin and Janie Har, Associated PressMay 18, 2023

San Francisco resident Pia Harris hopes for reparations in her lifetime. But the nonprofit program director is not confident that California lawmakers will turn the recommendations of a first-in-the-nation task force into concrete legislation given pushback from opponents who say slavery was a thing of the past.

Black Church and NHL Penguins reach historic land-use accord
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Black Church and NHL Penguins reach historic land-use accord

Peter Smith, Associated PressApril 20, 2023

More than 60 years ago, a historic Black church was forced to give up its sanctuary, compensated for what it says was a fraction of its value, to an urban renewal project that wiped out the heart of an African American neighborhood known as the Hill District.  Now, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is poised to recoup some of that loss and reclaim a spot near its former home. It has reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins – the NHL franchise that now holds development rights to the site near its current arena – for the church to use

Is Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday Supposed to Be Enough? Do We Not Deserve Reparations?
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Is Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday Supposed to Be Enough? Do We Not Deserve Reparations?

Timia McFarlin, Contributing Opinion WriterMarch 10, 2023

African Americans have been enslaved more than once in their lifespan. In fact, the community is still enslaved today because most African Americans suffer the long-term social-economic effects that slavery has had on us as a people both directly and indirectly. Do you, as an African American person reading this article, feel free? Are you as an African American parent having to coach your children about what to do when encountering police authority? Do you as an African American feel there are fewer opportunities for you to get ahead based on the color of your skin? Do you as an

Californians Await Key Decisions from Reparations Task Force
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Californians Await Key Decisions from Reparations Task Force

Sophie Austin, Associated PressMarch 4, 2023

Nearly two years into the California reparations task force’s work, the group still has yet to make key decisions that will be at the heart of its final report recommending how the state should apologize and compensate Black residents for the harms caused by slavery and discrimination.

Reparations Commission Releases Public Survey
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Reparations Commission Releases Public Survey

Sentinel News ServiceNovember 3, 2022

Following their first community meeting, the city’s Reparations Advisory Commission released a survey for Angelenos to share their experiences with institutional racism and their ideas on reparations in Los Angeles. Insights from the survey will guide the Commission’s work.

Reparations Supporters: All Black Americans Should Read Calif. Task Force First Report
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Reparations Supporters: All Black Americans Should Read Calif. Task Force First Report

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌, ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌June 2, 2022

One year to the day since making its historic debut, the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans delivered its anticipated interim report to the California legislature.  Responding to the release, Black reparations activists are encouraging Black Californians to read the report and share their reactions with the task force during a series of upcoming listening sessions scheduled both in Northern and Southern California.

Cal Reparations Task Force Votes to Replace Economic Advisor
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Cal Reparations Task Force Votes to Replace Economic Advisor

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌December 16, 2021

One day after Darrick Hamilton testified before California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, the panel decided that it would not enter into a contractual agreement with the noted economist. 

The Way West: Reparations Task Force Looks at Black Migration to California
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The Way West: Reparations Task Force Looks at Black Migration to California

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black MediaOctober 14, 2021

During its third meeting, California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans looked at reasons formerly enslaved Black people migrated to the Golden State — and detailed setbacks they faced after arriving.

During the period historians dub the “Great Migration”– which lasted from the early 1900s through the 1970s – approximately six million Black Americans relocated from Deep South states to Northern, Midwestern, Eastern and Western states. Significant numbers ended up in California, escaping Jim Crow laws and racial violence and seeking economic opportunity.