/tags/african-americans African-Americans en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:45:13 GMT /politics-government/2024-06-18/californias-black-legislators-make-case-for-reparations-bills-while-launching-statewide-tour California’s Black Legislative Caucus is touring the state to promote reparations bills that address forced prison labor and efforts to improve health, longevity and financial equity. The six-city tour is meant to urge the public to get involved in lobbying lawmakers. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:45:13 GMT /politics-government/2024-06-18/californias-black-legislators-make-case-for-reparations-bills-while-launching-statewide-tour Deborah Brennan /politics-government/2024-02-25/california-lawmakers-say-reparations-bills-which-exclude-widespread-payments-are-a-starting-point California's Legislative Black Caucus is pushing for lawmakers to pass more than a dozen reparations proposals. The proposals include banning forced prison labor and paying Black families whose property was unfairly seized by the government. Sun, 25 Feb 2024 15:20:24 GMT /politics-government/2024-02-25/california-lawmakers-say-reparations-bills-which-exclude-widespread-payments-are-a-starting-point Sophie Austin /history/2024-02-11/new-digital-images-reveal-the-lives-of-early-black-oregon-residents The Oregon Historical Society recently released a new batch of digitized historical images of some of the state’s earliest Black residents. The photographs provide a rare look into the lives of Black pioneers — and may help solve an intriguing mystery. Sun, 11 Feb 2024 14:21:42 GMT /history/2024-02-11/new-digital-images-reveal-the-lives-of-early-black-oregon-residents Kami Horton /health-and-medicine/2023-11-02/despite-high-black-maternal-death-rate-california-hospitals-ignored-training-about-bias-in-care Black women are three times more likely than any other women to die during or immediately after pregnancy. California lawmakers passed a law in 2019 requiring hospitals to train labor and delivery staff on unconscious bias in medicine. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:17:28 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-11-02/despite-high-black-maternal-death-rate-california-hospitals-ignored-training-about-bias-in-care Kristen Hwang /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-05/extreme-weather-events-disproportionately-affect-marginalized-groups-oregon-health-authority-says Climate change disproportionately affects communities of color, the elderly, people with disabilities and low-income households. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:22:08 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-05/extreme-weather-events-disproportionately-affect-marginalized-groups-oregon-health-authority-says Brian Bull /race-and-ethnicity/2023-06-26/when-will-the-legislature-vote-on-california-reparations Next Thursday, California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations plans to hand over to the state Legislature its extensive report and recommendations for how to compensate eligible Black Californians for the enduring harms of slavery. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:26:42 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2023-06-26/when-will-the-legislature-vote-on-california-reparations Wendy Fry, Rya Jetha /race-and-ethnicity/2023-05-02/california-reparations-task-force-to-recommend-down-payments-for-slavery-racism The reparations task force meets Saturday in Oakland. It may vote to recommend a state apology and payments to African Americans based on years living in state. Tue, 02 May 2023 12:53:42 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2023-05-02/california-reparations-task-force-to-recommend-down-payments-for-slavery-racism Wendy Fry /education/2023-01-24/california-school-funding-proposal-aims-to-achieve-equity-but-does-it-go-far-enough Last year, a bill would have directed more funding to the student group with the lowest standardized test scores, which would have been Black students. Instead, the governor is proposing extra money for high-poverty schools, not Black students specifically. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:08:10 GMT /education/2023-01-24/california-school-funding-proposal-aims-to-achieve-equity-but-does-it-go-far-enough Joe Hong /race-and-ethnicity/2022-08-16/california-becomes-the-first-state-to-break-down-black-employee-data-by-lineage Employees won't be required to disclose their information, but advocates who support this data collection say it's for the Black community's benefit and will shed light on more hidden disparities. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:20:59 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2022-08-16/california-becomes-the-first-state-to-break-down-black-employee-data-by-lineage Jaclyn Diaz /race-and-ethnicity/2022-07-10/covid-pulls-down-california-latino-black-asian-life-expectancy-more-than-whites-study-says Medical journal study says life expectancy for California’s Latinos fell six years, more than other populations during pandemic. Sun, 10 Jul 2022 13:30:49 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2022-07-10/covid-pulls-down-california-latino-black-asian-life-expectancy-more-than-whites-study-says Jeanne Kuang