Evanston says it will defend its reparations program after the U.S. Justice Department joined a lawsuit challenging it.
While the measure is being considered by local and state governments across the country, reparations advocates face an uphill battle in some cities, yet remain hopeful. Cincinnati NAACP President ...
The federal government on Tuesday filed a motion to join an ongoing civil rights lawsuit to stop the nation’s first reparations program that offers Black residents of Evanston, Illinois, payments for ...
Evanston, Illinois. will issue $25,000 to 44 residents in reparations payments, the City’s Reparations Committee has announced. Established in 2019 and approved by the City Council in 2021, the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The goal is simple and radical: create a New Jersey where Black people are free to flourish — and where everyone benefits when ...
The City of Evanston, Illinois' Reparations Committee issued $25,000 to 44 residents earlier this month in reparations' payments and is currently looking for other ways to keep the program funded.
A California lawmaker is trying to make sure reparations payments to Black residents do not get taxed if the effort becomes a reality. "For generations, descendants of formerly enslaved people have ...
Evanston, Ill. is taking major steps towards righting the wrongs of slavery by making a series of reparations payments to some of its Black residents. On Feb. 5, the city — located 12 miles north of ...
From Washington to the Midwest and down to the Georgia coast, the country confronted a series of flashpoints that underscore how policy, politics and public safety continue to collide in real time. In ...
A bill is moving forward at the State House that would establish a special commission to study the feasibility and implementation of reparations payments and to draft a formal apology on behalf of ...
Thousands turned out for reparations in Central Park. The bigger question: will the city actually deliver lasting change?