California Legislative Black Caucus
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Nation / State
L.A. legislator Isaac Bryan reflects on 2025 in Sacramento
Isaac Bryan, who represents the 55th Assembly District in Sacramento, is a rising star in the state Legislature. Only 33,…
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Nation / State
Proposed legislation would eliminate ‘juvenile strikes’
Jaubrae Dixon testified before the Assembly Public Safety Committee earlier this year in support of AB 1279. Convicted of a…
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Lead Stories
State creates first reparations agency in U.S.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Senate Bill 518 as members of the California Legislative Black Caucus look on. Pictured with Newsom…
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Opinion
Despite setbacks, state is making progress on reparations
Erin Aubry Kaplan By Erin Aubry Kaplan Guest Columnist How do you advance Black reparations when the federal government has…
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Nation / State
Education bills clear Legislature, reach governor’s desk
Several education-related bills have cleared the state Legislature and are awaiting the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newson has until…
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Nation / State
Legislature sends five reparations bills to governor
California Legislative Black Caucus members Assemblywoman. Sade Elhawary right, and Assemblyman Issac Bryan on the Assembly floor during proceedings Sept.…
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Nation / State
Black caucus members support new redistricting maps
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, adopting a temporary congressional map to counteract potential gerrymandering efforts in Texas.…
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Lead Stories
California lawmakers decide fate of reparations bills this month
SACRAMENTO —The state Assembly and Senate must act on several priority bills that California Legislative Black Caucus members authored within…
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Lead Stories
Bipartisan California reparations bill advances to compensate victims of racial eminent domain
SACRAMENTO — Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor, D-Inglewood, has won bipartisan support for her bill aimed at helping victims of racially motivated…
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Community
California’s new crime law fuels arrest surge that hits Black communities hardest
SACRAMENTO — Six months after Proposition 36 took effect, early data shows a rise in arrests with the law disproportionately…
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