The city’s ground-breaking reparations program continues to prompt questions and comments from the community, as 38 queries flooded into the town hall hearing Saturday, Oct. 22. A panel of community […]
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‘The Big Payback’ returns to theaters
The Big Payback, the documentary that captured Evanstonian Robin Rue Simmons’ efforts for reparative justice will come to the Chicago Film Festival this month. The film follows Rue Simmons’ journey […]
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Data walks expose health toll of segregation in Evanston
A city assessment found that redlining – the now-outlawed practice of denying services to low-income areas, ones often housing mostly Black and brown residents – in Evanston is still adversely […]
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Reparations committee feels pressure to disburse grants to city’s ancestors
In an attempt to ensure the Black ancestors see some form of reparations before they die, the reparations committee voted Thursday to move forward with funding mechanisms other than the […]
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The personal is political: NU professor’s journey to studying reparations
Editor’s note: This story has been updated from a previous version to correct that the reparations study is funded by the Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation. Politics has been fused into Alvin […]
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Evanston’s historic reparations program: A 101 guide, part 3
The City of Evanston became the first documented governmental body in the country to enact a sustained policy of reparations for the harm done to Black citizens. The RoundTable offers […]
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Evanston’s historic reparations program: A 101 guide, part 2
Just three years ago, the City of Evanston became the first documented governmental body in the country to enact a sustained policy of reparations for the harm done to Black […]
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Evanston wants to know: What do you think about reparations?
The city wants to hear Evanstonian opinions on reparations. The Reparations Committee set a town hall for next month. And Northwestern University will be evaluating the community’s opinions on reparations […]
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Evanston’s historic reparations program: A 101 guide
Just three years ago, the City of Evanston became the first documented governmental body in the country to enact a sustained policy of reparations for the harm done to Black […]
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Evanston budget on track for surplus
City budget revenues were looking “pretty stable, pretty strong,” at the mid-year mark, including in some areas previously down due to COVID, the city’s top financial officer told Evanston City […]