Legislative Black Caucus Archives - Stocktonia News

A crowd with yellow "REPARATIONS" umbrellas gathered at City Hall steps.

Politics, State/Region

Newsom OKs $6 million slave descendant study but vetoes other reparations bills

by Sophie Austin • Associated Press Oct. 14, 2025, 9:24 a.m.May 7, 2026, 9:48 a.m.

Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a mixed bag for proponents of bills aimed at addressing the state’s legacy of racist and discriminatory policies.

An illustration depicting three Black people along with various images of slavery

Commentary: California’s Black legislators stay on task with reparations, despite national headwinds

by Erin Aubry Kaplan • Capital & Main Oct. 10, 2025, 6:00 a.m.Oct. 5, 2025, 4:45 p.m.

Person in a "CDC PRISONER" jacket walking between a building and a barbed wire fence.

Californians rejected an anti-slavery ballot measure. Lawmakers want to try again

by Joe Garcia • CalMatters Feb. 14, 2025, 9:59 a.m.Feb. 14, 2025, 10:04 a.m.