Tag: involuntary servitude
California Assembly Approves Constitutional Amendment Abolishing “Involuntary Servitude”
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 3, the California Abolition Act, has one more hurdle to clear before voters...
Atlanta owns up to legacy of convict labor that rebuilt city
By Michael Warren, Associated Press
The City of Atlanta's official seal shows a phoenix rising from the ashes of the Civil War. What it doesn’t...
Bill to End “Slavery” in Prisons Advances in Cal Legislature
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media
April Grayson, a policy associate for the Young Women’s Freedom Center and a formerly incarcerated Black woman, who...
Asm. Sydney Kamlager-Dove Pushing Law to End “Slavery” in California’s Prisons
Tanu Henry | California Black Media
For 24 years now, Samual Brown – who was convicted for attempted murder in Sacramento – has been serving...