California will formally apologize for slavery and its lingering effects on Black Americans in the state under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Thursday.

California will formally apologize for slavery and its lingering effects on Black Americans in the state under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Thursday. The legislation was part of a package of rep

As part of a California reparations package, Gov. Newsom signs a bill to officially apologize for slavery. But he vetoed others sought by reparations supporters.

California passed a new law under which the state is obligated to apologise for its problematic legacy of slavery and history of racism against black Americans

"The State of California accepts responsibility for the role we played in promoting, facilitating, and permitting the institution of slavery," Newsom said.

The formal apology for California's role in slavery is part of series of bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed this year that advocates for reparations said didn't go far enough to atone for the state's legacy of racism.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed several bills to address the state’s history of racial discrimination, including a formal apology for its “role in the perpetuation of slavery.” “The State of California accepts responsibility for the role we played in promoting,