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California lawmakers on reparations panel challenge assumptions about payments to Black residents
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California lawmakers hail the work of a historic panel that has delved into reparations proposals for African Americans for nearly two years, a state senator on the task force is warning Black residents to not assume that large cash payments are on the way. ...
Alabama and Mississippi mark Confederate Memorial Day
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama and Mississippi closed most government offices Monday for Confederate Memorial Day as efforts have stalled to abolish state holidays that honor the old Confederacy. Legislation has been introduced in the ongoing Alabama legislative session to...
The man in a hurry: King Charles III rushes to make a mark
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is a man in a hurry. After waiting nearly 74 years to become king, Charles has used his first six months on the throne to meet faith leaders across the country, reshuffle royal residences, stage his first overseas state visit and hold a sleepover at...
Their stories were lost to slavery. Now DNA is writing them
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — In the 1700s, a boy was born into slavery in Colonial America. He spent his life working in the coastal city of Charleston, South Carolina. And when he died in middle age, he was buried alongside 35 other slaves. That's the likely history that researchers...
Today in History: March 20, Menendez brothers convicted
Today in History Today is Monday, March 20, the 79th day of 2023. There are 286 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 20, 1996, a jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in the shotgun...
What's the next step for Black reparations in San Francisco?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco supervisors have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people, but whether members will agree to lump-sum payments of $5 million to every eligible person or to any of the more than 100 other recommendations made by an advisory committee won't be known...
Editorial Roundup: Illinois
Chicago Tribune. March 13, 2023. Editorial: Dollar stores are an imaginary plague Forever, it seems, well-meaning busybodies have tried to steer the less affluent to shop in a way that suits wealthy people who think they know what’s best for those pinching pennies....
Judge uses a slavery law to rule frozen embryos are property
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of slaves. The preliminary opinion by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard...
