Evanston’s Robin Rue Simmons (left) stands next to U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) and panelists of the Reparations Town Hall at Evanston High School. Rue Simmons, who spearheaded Evanston’s effort to become the first U.S. city to offer reparations, was given the Rosa Parks Award from the American Association for Access Equity and Diversity for her work. She is now executive director of FirstRepair, which promotes reparations efforts nationally. Standing next to Jackson Lee is Areva Martin of CNN and at right is author Nkechi Taifa. (Photo by Richard Cahan)