Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Senate Bill 518 as members of the California Legislative Black Caucus look on. Pictured with Newsom are, from left, State Sens. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles, Laura Richardson, D-San Pedro; Akilah Weber Pierson, D-San Diego); and first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom

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By Antonio Ray Harvey

Contributing Writer

SACAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 518, landmark legislation creating California’s Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery — the first state agency in the nation dedicated to implementing reparations for Black Americans.

“A few days ago, I, with a few other members of the California Legislative Black Caucus, met with Gov. Newsom as he signed my bill SB 518 — the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery,” said stat

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