Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Wes Moore vetoed dozens of bills in Annapolis on Friday, including the reparations study. In an accompanying letter, Moore ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday he will veto a measure to create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, saying that while it was a difficult ...

As a 28-year-old Black millennial, husband, minister and president of the Tacoma Branch NAACP, I’m writing you because today Washington state stands at an historic turning point. The Legislature has ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a mixed bag Monday for proponents of bills aimed at addressing the state’s legacy of racist and discriminatory policies against Black ...

Signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson in May, the measure gives Washington the authority to examine how it might address the lasting impacts of slavery. Tucked inside Washington State’s newly approved ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Friday vetoed a bill that would have required the state to define the economic harms to Black descendants of enslaved people and recommend remedies, dealing a blow to ...

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during a visit at the Community College of Philadelphia, on National Voter Registration Day, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 17, ...

ANNAPOLIS — Supporters of a measure to create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery in Maryland rallied by the governor’s residence on Friday, calling on Gov. Wes Moore to sign the ...

When Joe Biden accepted the Democratic nomination in 2020, he said the nation was issuing "the most compelling call for racial justice since the '60s." Months later after winning the presidency, he ...

A new report outlines more than 60 recommendations that researchers say could help the city of Los Angeles atone for the “deep and profound” impact its policies have had on Black Angelenos over ...

The Olympia City Council last week held a study session to discuss research findings and a path forward for considering policies that would provide reparations for descendants of slaves. Assistant ...