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A portrait, a phone call and a Black Sacramento family s fight for land and legacy

A portrait, a phone call and a Black Sacramento family s fight for land and legacy
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The Black Families Seeking Reparations in California s Gold Country

Descendants of enslaved people want land seized by the state returned and recognition of the gold rush’s rich, and largely ignored, Black history.

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California Reparations Task Force will consider cash payments, apology to Black residents

The California Task Force voted on recommendations from the committee’s final report to submit to the Legislature.

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The forgotten history of what California stole from Black families

A multigenerational fight for reparations is underway from Palm Springs to Gold Rush country

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Keisha N Blain, Jillian Hishaw, Kavon Ward, and Alicia Garza Talk Reparations

This Juneteenth, ELLE.com brought together four Black women who dedicate their lives to reckoning with our past and investing in solutions.

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