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Lawmakers move to consider reparations for slavery in California

Aug 30, 2020 topnews

Following the latest shooting of a Black man by police, California lawmakers are setting up a task force to study and make recommendations for reparations to African Americans, particularly the descendants of slaves, as the nation struggles again with civil rights and unrest. The state Senate supported creating the nine-member commission on a bipartisan 33-3 vote Saturday. The measure returns to the Assembly for a final vote before lawmakers adjourn for the year on Monday, though Assembly members overwhelmingly already approved an earlier version of the bill. “Let’s be clear:…

Tertiary institutions in Lagos to reopen Sept 14

Aug 30, 2020Aug 30, 2020 topnews

Governor of Lagos State, Babjide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that the reopening of tertiary institutions in the state will commence from September 14, 2020. The governor said this during a media briefing on Saturday at the State House in Marina where he explained that tentatively primary and secondary schools would resume by September 21. According to the governor, all tertiary institutions in Lagos State are to reopen for academic activities from September 14, 2020. The governor also directed primary and secondary schools across the state to resume on September 21, 2020,…