ORANGEBURG, South Carolina — In her fourth visit to the state this year, Vice President Kamala Harris reminded voters at South Carolina State University of their newly influential perch. “South Carolina, you are the first primary in the nation, and President [Joe] Biden and I are counting on you,” Harris said, standing before a stage […]
California lawmakers announced the nation’s first set of reparations bills on Wednesday, with legislation that would require the state to recognize and apologize for systemic racism against Black residents for nearly two centuries. The 14 proposed bills tackle a wide range of areas of discrimination, from mass incarceration to housing segregation, but do not include […]