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California becomes the first state to break down Black employee data by lineage

Employees won't be required to disclose their information, but advocates who support this data collection say it's for the Black community's benefit and will shed light on more hidden disparities.
California's state flag flies in Los Angeles in January 2017.

California is the first state to require its agencies to present a separate demographic category for descendants of enslaved people when collecting state employee data.

According to a , the State Controller's Office and the Department of Human Resources can start

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