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Black News Oct 13, 2026Reparations activists celebrate ‘important victory’ after Newsom signs first-ever corpo…
California advocacy groups are celebrating a “big, important victory” in their push for state-level reparations after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation bill requiring large corporations to investigate and disclose historical ties to chattel slavery.
Black News Oct 13, 2026New California law requires companies to disclose past profits from slavery
Companies with more than $100 million in annual worldwide gross receipts will be required to search their records and submit sworn disclosures about slavery-related transactions.
Black News Oct 13, 2026New York Expands Free College For Adults
New Yorkers looking to switch careers without taking on more student debt could soon have a new path to professional growth.
Black News Oct 12, 2026Historic bricks created by formerly enslaved people return to Freedmen’s Town
Monday, October 12, 2026 9:28PM HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) —
Black News Oct 12, 2026Ramaphosa announces land for black farmers
News Ramaphosa says 2.5 million hectares being released to black farmers Ramaphosa says 2.5 million hectares being released to black farmers President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government is releasing approximately 2.5 million hectares of state-owned land to black farmers as part of efforts to expand commercial farming, create jobs and address inequalities in South Africa’s agricultural sector.
Black News Oct 12, 2026The Institutional Runaround: How Municipalities Stall Predominantly Black Towns—and How to Break the Loop
The ‘runaround’ is not accidental confusion; it is an intentional administrative exhaustion tactic used by government authorities and utility monopolies to pass blame in circles. Here is how it stalls predominantly Black towns, along with six tactical rules for citizens to break the loop.
Black News Oct 12, 2026Ramaphosa says government releasing 2,5 million hectares to black farmers
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government is releasing approximately 2,5 million hectares of state-owned land to black farmers, as he calls for greater access to finance, training and agricultural support.