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Explore why California launched the first-in-the-nation task force to study reparations for Black people — and what reparations could mean for the state.

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Track the Success of California's 14 Reparations Bills for Black Residents
The legislation is designed to provide some semblance of repair to Black Californians targeted by anti-Black bias in public policy since the state’s founding.
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State Assembly Passes Bill Apologizing for California's Role in Supporting Slavery
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When BART Was Built, People — and Houses — Had to Go
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Forced Sterilization Survivors Undertake Own Healing After Feeling 'Silenced Again' by State
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California's Black Lawmakers are Advancing Different Sets of Reparations Bills
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State Lawmakers Propose 14 Bills to Provide Reparations for Black Californians
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State Assembly Passes Bill Apologizing for California's Role in Supporting Slavery

Lawmakers backed an effort to confront 'tough truths' about votes dating back to the Legislature's 19th-century support of the expansion of slavery.
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A younger woman and an older woman stand in front of a train track, holding a black and white photo.

When BART Was Built, People — and Houses — Had to Go

Building the BART system in the 1960s required thousands of parcels of land. Decades later, memories of the homes and communities that were destroyed remain strong
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Forced Sterilization Survivors Undertake Own Healing After Feeling 'Silenced Again' by State

A law required California to involve survivors in memorializing the state's history of forced sterilization. Survivors say that didn’t happen — so they undertook their own project of healing.
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California's Black Lawmakers are Advancing Different Sets of Reparations Bills

Though California’s Legislative Black Caucus filed a slate of 14 bills linked to reparations, a few lawmakers are floating their own proposals.
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A group of men and women pose for a photo onstage.

Track the Success of California's 14 Reparations Bills for Black Residents

The legislation is designed to provide some semblance of repair to Black Californians targeted by anti-Black bias in public policy since the state’s founding.
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A group of men and women pose for a photo onstage.

State Lawmakers Propose 14 Bills to Provide Reparations for Black Californians

California Legislative Black Caucus members announced the 14 reparations bills they are prioritizing in 2024. Now, the bills must clear policy committees in the Senate or the Assembly by April 26.
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California's Groundbreaking Racial Justice Act Cuts Its Teeth in Contra Costa

The Racial Justice Act was designed to radically reshape how our criminal justice system handles race. Contra Costa County has become a hot spot for cases testing the limits of the law.
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