California Assemblymember Tina McKinnor introduced a bill to exempt future reparations payments from state income taxes. The measure now heads to the state Senate for review.

A state commission hosted a hearing Saturday as it continues working on a report that lawmakers will use to consider reparations.

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, 2024. REUTERS The New York City Council voted Thursday ...

Freedmen Project supporters said New York's reparations eligibility should be based on lineage to withstand legal challenges and protect foundational Black Americans' claims.

Lawmakers voted unanimously to strip the “Code Noir,” the texts that regulated slavery until it was abolished in 1848. Some experts are urging the government to go farther.

By Layli Foroudi PARIS, May 28 (Reuters) - French lawmakers voted on Thursday to formally repeal slavery-era laws that defined the legal status of enslaved people as "movable property" and justified abuse and corporal punishment,

New York lawmakers voted on a bill Thursday that would establish a commission to study the state's role in slavery and address lingering racial disparities.

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Pope Leo XIV addressed the Spanish Parliament on Monday, calling for world peace as a "true global imperative." CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.