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NY to study reparations for slavery, possible direct payments to Black residents

New York will study the generational impacts of slavery through a new state commission to consider reparations for Black residents. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday approved the study of slavery’s legacy. The commission will possibly make recommen...

N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul signs controversial legislation to create slavery reparations commission

Gov. Hochul signs controversial legislation to create slavery reparations commission Gov. Hochul signs controversial legislation to create slavery reparations commissio...

New York Gov. Hochul Signs Bill On Reparations, Joining California And These Other Cities

Topline New York’s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law on Tuesday creating a commission to study the impact of slavery and centuries of racism in the state, and potentially propose reparations, becoming the second state to take actio...

New York will set up a commission to consider reparations for slavery

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to address the persistent, harmful effects of slavery in the state, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday. The bill signing co...

Gov. Hochul signs controversial legislation to create slavery reparations commission

Gov. Hochul signs controversial legislation to create slavery reparations commission – CBS New York Watch CBS News Hochul said she knows many New York residents do not support it, but added it had...

Six Questions for BWOPA: For 55 Years, This Women’s Org Has Stood at the Frontline of Black Politics in California

Dezie Wood-Jones, State President, BWOPA By Edward Henderson, California Black Media Founded in 1968, Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) is a statewide non-profit advocacy and membership organization committed to solvi...

5 Tips For A Successful Holiday Road Trip

The holiday travel season is upon us. Though usually filled to the brim with glee and goodies, the smallest glitch could put a damper on anyone’s festive frolicking. Thankfully for you, after countless travel fails and prevails, we’ve learned a few...

New York to set up commission to consider slavery reparations

New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to address the persistent, harmful effects of slavery in the state, under a Bill signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday. “In New York, we like to think we’re on...

NY Gov Kathy Hochul signs bill creating reparations commission despite concerns of ‘racial divisions’

New York state has established a commission to explore the best methods of providing reparations to descendants of slaves. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Tuesday for a “community commission to study the history of slavery in New York state...

Kenya & Saudi Arabia: A Tale of Economic Dependency And The Mistreatment Of Female Domestic Workers

By Tania Bore Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Tania Bore If you had asked Fauzia Muthoni about her career plans in 2010 her answer would have been simple. She was migrating from Kenya to Qatar to work there as a receptionist. However, that dream quickly...

Montgomery Bus Boycott at 68: L.A. Event Revisits Black-Jewish Collaboration

By Solomon O. Smith | California Black Media Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. shares stories of his time in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s with an eager crowd. Lafayette described his fellow Jewish activists as his “brothers and sisters.&#...

Kathy Hochul signs bill authorizing slavery reparations task force in New York

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) signed a bill on Tuesday authorizing the creation of a task force examining reparations for slavery in New York. The law creates a task force that will look into the effects of slavery and racism in the Empire State...

Biden-Harris Administration Launches Safer States Initiative to Tackle Gun Violence

The White House established the Office of Gun Violence Prevention in September 2023, under the direction of Vice President Harris, focusing on strengthening federal partnerships with cities and states to support their efforts to reduce gun violence....

Programs focusing on Black mental health in Canada growing

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Health These programs can be offered in Greater Sudbury and those interested should get in touch with Black Mental Health Canada Author of the article: Laura Stradiotto Local Journalism Initiative Published Dec...

Black Americans face discrimination in US health care system: Expert

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