Black lawmakers continue push to assist descendants of slaves in California
California’s Legislative Caucus on Thursday proposed a package of reparations for African-American descendants enslaved by the United States. This proposed a proposal that includes public university admission preferences and financial support for first-time home buyers. The package includes 15 bills that have said that Caucus members will be a multi-year effort to repair the generational […]
Reparations for Chavez Ravine families? Not so fast, say some descendants
The email Larry Herrera Cabrera sent me in May was at once polite and defiant. He contacted me shortly after The Times editorial board wrote about a proposed state bill that would try to right the wrongs of Chavez Lavine. The bill, introduced by Assemblywoman Wendy Carillo, would require the city of Los Angeles to […]
Descendants Of Titanic Victims Slam Wreck Tours: ‘It’s Disgusting’
As the world learns about the fate of five Titan submersible crew, descendants of those who perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic decry a tourist trip to the doomed ship’s demise as disrespectful. are doing. “A lot of people died there. [in 1912]And I don’t think it should be treated as a tourist […]
‘Reparations Math’: 1619 Project Curriculum Has Students Calculating Whether To Pay Slavery Descendants
The 1619 Project Education Network has released a math curriculum that asks students to think about how much to pay the descendants of slaves, Fox News reported Tuesday. The curriculum analyzes how several industries grew as a result of the slave trade and how these industries contribute to the existing black and white wealth gap. […]
