At Monday night’s City Council meeting, the City of Evanston agreed to disburse $3.45 million in additional reparations funds for the remaining 138 “ancestor” applicants lined up to receive benefits. […]
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‘I didn’t think I had a chance’: Meet one of Evanston’s first 16 reparations recipients
Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH), a nonprofit that develops affordable housing, was chosen by the city to help disseminate the first 16 local reparations restorative housing grants. It just […]
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Simmons named Reparations Committee chair
Evanston’s Reparations Committee voted to release additional reparations grants when available to more recipients, expanding the number of people beyond the first 16. It also unanimously voted for Robin Rue […]
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Spend July running for reparations
Looking for a way to support local reparations, get out and exercise and do it alongside the community? You’re in luck. Run for Repair is a virtual marathon spearheaded by […]
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Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste honored by colleagues, friends and family
When Lionel Jean-Baptiste and his family members tried to tug the string attached to the brown paper wrapping concealing the judge’s new honorary street sign, the string snapped before it […]
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Documentary on Evanston reparations debuts to national attention
When the film crew of The Big Payback, a documentary on reparations, started shooting the opening scenes in June of 2019 at Juneteenth hearings in Washington D.C., they didn’t yet […]
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‘Freedom for Everyone’ exhibit timed for Juneteenth
The objects behind the locked, protective glass cases are old and look fragile because they are. The items displayed are rare, infrequently displayed and highly prized. Personal correspondence with fold […]
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Meet one of the first 16 reparations recipients: ‘I had a great childhood. And I’m not going to complain.’
Kenneth Wideman – a lifelong Evanstonian and sports lover – spent 30 years coaching basketball with the Fellowship of Afro-American Men (FAAM) Youth Basketball League; a program that offers basketball […]
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Evanston interfaith groups kick off pledge to reparations fund
Evanston’s interfaith community is the first non-governmental institution in the city to join the local reparations movement. A group of 16 faith community leaders gathered at Fountain Square at noon […]
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Documentary on Evanston’s reparations shown at Tribeca Film Festival
The Big Payback, a new documentary about longtime efforts to promote reparations for African Americans, premiered Monday, June 13, at the Tribeca Film Festival. The movie spotlights Evanston’s reparations program, […]