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Days Before Juneteenth, State Leaders Make Call For Reparations

A panel discussion explored the nationwide push for reparations and how it can redress the harm of slavery .

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

June 14, 2022
News, Race Matters

Evanston, Ill. Becomes First American City to Launch Reparations Program for Black Residents

A small, Illinois suburb has finally done the thing that America has kept hand-wringing about since the end of slavery: reparations. The Washington Post reports that on Monday night the Evanston City Council voted 8-1 in favor of a resolution to launch the first phase of reparations in the city, with $450,000 being allocated towards…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

March 23, 2021