"California Proposes Groundbreaking Reparations Package, Including Direct Payments"

California introduces a series of reparations bills, making it the first state to do so, aimed at providing restitution to descendants of slaves and African Americans affected by segregation and racist policies. The legislative package includes measures on education, civil rights, and criminal justice, but controversial cash payments to descendants of slaves were not included. The bills still need to be decided on by state lawmakers before becoming law.