On August 31, 2024, the California Legislative Black Caucus and Governor Gavin Newsom allowed AB 1315 — the California American Freedmen Affairs Agency Act — to die, amended into irrelevance, and buried under another study. Emend The Mass Media Group was in the room. They documented everything. And on June 19, 2026…
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New York State Commission
Charles Barron on Why Every Reparations Door Has Been Closed From the Inside.
“Elected Revolutionary” Charles Barron is a member of the original Black Panther Party, a longtime reparationist, and a former NYC City Councilman and New York State Assembly Member. On this #FreedmenFridays segment, Barron explains the multiple stall-outs, challenges, and forward progress of New York’s state and municipal reparations efforts. The…
California Reparations Task Force
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Breaking Down Reparations W/ Isaac Bryan on Higher Learning
Breaking Down Reparations For a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the subject, we strongly encourage readers to consult Dr. Darity’s extensive academic contributions on reparations. Read What We Get Wrong About Closing the Racial Wealth Gap, and Checkout the newest work From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in…
California Reparations Task Force
Gavin Newsom Vetoes Five Reparations Bills For Descendants of American Slavery
Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed five bills aimed at providing “reparative justice” for Black Californians, particularly descendants of enslaved people, in October 2025. The bills he vetoed focused on giving preferences and support in college admissions, home-buying programs, business licenses, and restitution for property unjustly taken through eminent domain. Vetoed…