New York state to study slavery reparations

New York state said on Tuesday that it would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery and victims of racism, following a similar undertaking in California, which pioneered the approach to such historical injustices in the United States.

Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation creating a “commission on reparations, remedies and acknowledges the fundamental injustice and inhumanity of slavery,” her office said in a statement.

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