Dr. Cheryl Grills

professor, Loyola Marymount

Dr. Cheryl Grills on KCRW

As California’s reparations task force wraps up, professor Cheryl Grills reflects on their findings, and activist Kavon Ward looks to the “land back” movement for change.

Society must come to terms with slavery, next generation brings hope

As California’s reparations task force wraps up, professor Cheryl Grills reflects on their findings, and activist Kavon Ward looks to the “land back” movement for change.

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California has created a reparations task force to study the history and effects of systemic racism on Black people, and to look at ways to atone for and remedy it.

More than money needed for reparations in CA, task force says

California has created a reparations task force to study the history and effects of systemic racism on Black people, and to look at ways to atone for and remedy it.

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Depression in South LA Schools

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