Evanston, Illinois first in US to pay reparations to Blacks
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The City Council in Evanston, Ill., voted 8-1 late Monday in favor of making reparations available to Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery.
Ald. Robin Rue Simmons, the lawmaker who proposed the initiative back in 2019, called the approval a first step but said more needs to be done. "It is, alone, not enough," she said, according to the Chicago Tribune. "We all know that the road to repair and justice in the Black community is going to be a generation of work. It’s going to be many programs and initiatives and more funding." The funding for the program will come from the 3% tax on the sale of recreational marijuana and donations. The city expects to spend about $10 million over 10 years.More Related News