Submitted by the City of Evanston The City of Evanston and the Reparations Subcommittee are soliciting feedback on the City’s Restorative Housing Reparations program. The survey, available at surveymonkey.com/r/COEReparations, is intended […]
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Baby bonds and reparations: A conversation with Dr. Darrick Hamilton
On this episode of the RoundCast, contributor Mark Miller talks with economist Darrick Hamilton, architect of the concept of baby bonds – a plan to address the racial wealth gap […]
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Reparations fund launched at Evanston Community Foundation
The Reparations Stakeholders Authority of Evanston (RSAE) announced that it has established the Evanston Reparations Community Fund. The Fund will provide investment support for efforts in advancing Evanston’s Reparations Program […]
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Reparations Survey to Gather Information on Number of Black Evanstonians Discriminated Against by the City
On Jan. 22, the City’s Reparation Subcommittee’s main agenda item was to review a survey that will gather information from the Black community regarding reparations in Evanston. “The purpose of […]
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Reparations Subcommittee Discusses How to Qualify Residents for Reparations, Some Residents Demand Cash Payments
On Dec. 14, City Council discussed the Reparations Subcommittee’s proposed programs to use the City’s Reparations Fund for home ownership assistance, home improvement assistance, and mortgage payment assistance. The initial […]
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Council Discusses Home Ownership and Improvements As First Focus of City’s Reparations Program for Black Residents
Evanston officials are moving closer to getting the City’s first-time reparations program off the ground, though questions are arising about the administration of the program, including the form of payments […]
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Reparations Subcommittee Hears Plans for a New School in Fifth Ward, and Proposal to Expand Concept of ‘Public Benefits’ Under Zoning Code
At its meeting on Oct. 23, the Reparations Subcommittee listened to a presentation by an Education Reparations Subcommittee to establish a STEM school in the Fifth Ward.
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Report Examines the City of Evanston’s Practices That Impacted the Black Community, 1900-1960
In 1900 a total of 737 Black people lived in Evanston. Many lived along Evanston’s three railroad lines, and there were other pockets of Black people scattered throughout Evanston, including […]
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City Deputy Attorney: To Justify Reparations, City Needs to Demonstrate That It Was Actually Complicit in Past Discrimination
Nicholas Cummings, Deputy City Attorney for Evanston, explained at the Reparations Subcommittee meeting on Sept. 25 that in order for the City to make reparations to Black residents through various […]
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Education Subcommittee for Reparations Seeks New STEM School in Fifth Ward
The City’s Reparations Subcommittee held a Town Hall meeting by zoom on Aug. 27 at which members of the City’s Reparations Subcommittee, the Education Subcommittee for Reparations, and others made […]