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Mar 27, 2023 · Evanston became the first city in the United States to pass a reparations resolution in 2019. Initially, the grants were restricted to mortgage assistance, renovations or a down payment on a...
Mar 23, 2021 · Evanston's City Council voted 8-1 on Monday to approve the Local Reparations Restorative Housing Program, an official confirmed to NPR over email. It will grant qualifying households up to...
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Reparations Bills Pass First Hearings In California Senate
New reparations bills made it through their first hearing in the California Senate. If passed, the bills would implement reparations policy and address systemic eminent domain that displaced ...
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Evanston Reparations Committee Announces Funds To Be Moved To America's Largest Black-Owned Bank
The Evanston Reparations Fund’s money will be held at Liberty Bank, one of the largest Black-owned banks in the United States. Reparations Committee Chair Robin Rue Simmons announced a minimum ...
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Jul 12, 2021 · A City’s Step Toward Reparations. How Evanston, Ill., became the first American city to approve a compensation program intended to address historical racism and discrimination. Hosted by Astead...
Oct 24, 2023 · October 24, 2023 | By Stephanie Kulke. Evanston achieved a historic milestone in 2019 by becoming the first city in the U.S. to enact a government-funded reparations program. Community Engagement. Evanston. Social Justice. Weinberg College.
Mar 23, 2021 · A suburb of Chicago is to become the first city in the United States to pay reparations to black residents who have suffered housing discrimination. The city council in Evanston, Illinois,...
Mar 26, 2021 · The historic plan by Evanston, Illinois, to make reparations to its Black residents — including housing grants for a fraction of the city’s families — has prompted questions about whether...
Mar 24, 2021 · (CNN) Officials in the Chicago suburb of Evanston voted Monday to release the first batch of funds in a program offering reparations to Black residents whose families have felt the effects of...
