New York lawmakers voted on a bill Thursday that would establish a commission to study the state's role in slavery and address lingering racial disparities.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Wes Moore signing legislation during his first bill signing in 2023. On Friday, his office announced he would be vetoing 23 ...

Activists gathered in front of the State House on Tuesday afternoon to advocate for the passage of legislation for Maryland’s Reparations Commission. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore vetoed the bill, which ...

Are you curious about which reparations in California? Learn more here. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 1050, a bill that would’ve created a state process for reviewing claims from people who ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) says he has vetoed a state-approved bill to create a commission to study and recommend reparations for slavery and racial discrimination. In his veto letter sent Friday, ...

Freedmen Project supporters said New York's reparations eligibility should be based on lineage to withstand legal challenges and protect foundational Black Americans' claims.

Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday that he vetoed a bill that would have created a commission to study and recommend potential reparations for people impacted by slavery and racial ...

BE THE FINAL WORD ON THIS BILL. YEAH, THE LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS IS URGING MARYLAND SENATE PRESIDENT AND HOUSE SPEAKER TO OVERRIDE THE GOVERNOR’S VETO. THE BILL WOULD CREATE A COMMISSION TO ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) With diversity programs under full assault by the ...

It appears that reparations advocates who fail to learn from history are doomed to a repeat veto. For the second session in a row, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed several reparations bills that would ...

Larry Gibson, a lawyer, longtime law professor at the Francis King Carey School of Law in the University of Maryland, Baltimore, political strategist and historian, is an elder that has made ...