Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Los Angeles Times

    California’s reparations proposal moves to Newsom, state lawmakers

    by Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times Jun 29, 2023 5 minutes
    Walter Foster, of Los Angeles, raises a sign calling for a focus on financial compensation as the California Reparations Task Force mets to hear public input in September.

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After two years of deliberations, California’s Reparations Task Force on Thursday is sending its final report and recommendations to the state Capitol, where Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers will ultimately decide how the state should atone for slavery.

    “We must remind each and every one of us that the final report is not the end of the work. It’s really just the beginning,” said Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardenia), who served on the task force, during its final meeting. “It is now up to the Legislature, which I’m part of, and the governor to implement it.”

    The governor and state Legislature began the historic process in 2020 with the goal of establishing a path to reparations that could serve as a model for the nation.

    The conclusion of the task force’s work places political pressure on Democrats to finally deliver on their support

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles Times7 min read
    Indie Creatures To The Core, David And Nathan Zellner Cut Their Own Path Through The Wild
    A family makes their way through a woodland forest, eventually stopping to set up camp. They have something to eat, go to sleep and then get up to do it all over again. Except this isn't a family on a wilderness getaway. It's a group of shaggy, mythi
    Los Angeles Times7 min read
    In Ukraine's Old Imperial City, Pastel Palaces Are In Jeopardy, But Black Humor Survives
    ODESA, Ukraine — On a cool spring morning, as water-washed light bathed pastel palaces in the old imperial city of Odesa, the thunder of yet another Russian missile strike filled the air. That March 6 blast came within a few hundred yards of a convoy
    Los Angeles Times2 min read
    Kendrick Lamar Responds To Drake In New Diss Track 'Euphoria'
    LOS ANGELES — Kendrick Lamar is having his say. Again. A week and a half after Drake dropped two songs in which he insulted the Compton-born rapper — diss tracks Drake released after Lamar attacked him last month in the song "Like That" — Lamar retur

    Related Books & Audiobooks