California to Formally Apologize for Complicity in SlaveryCalifornia’s state flag. Governor Gavin Newsom signed several laws on Sep. 26, 2024 to atone for California’s discriminatory policies against Black residents. Should state governments pay reparations to descendants of enslaved people? Should the federal government, state or local governments, or individual businesses offer contrition for slavery in other ways? 3089, Chapter 624,” leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, Sep. 27, 2024Shawn Hubler and Audra D. S. Burch, “California Will Formally Apologize for Being Complicit in Slavery,” nytimes.com, Sep. 26, 2024

Source: New York Times October 07, 2024 13:31 UTC