Marcus D Smith

Marcus D. Smith covers Black communities for The Sacramento Bee. Marcus is an alumnus of Texas Southern University in Houston. Marcus was raised in Sacramento and is excited to be back home following his passion in journalism.

Chris Lodgson, lead organizer of Coalition for a Just and Equitable California, explains the state of reparations to a group of community members at Drip, a Black-owned coffee shop in Midtown on Dec. 10, 2022.

What could reparations look like in California? A state task force nears answers.

December 13, 2022 at 8:46 a.m.

California's Reparations Task Force has already made history.

Rap lyrics barred as evidence in California courts under new law meant to prevent jury bias

September 30, 2022 at 3:39 p.m.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Friday that bars prosecutors from using rap lyrics and other forms of creative art as evidence in court, a measure intended to prevent attorneys...

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