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 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.

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 ...

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 ...

The payments are meant to cover housing costs. The Reparations Committee in Evanston, Illinois, will begin issuing $25,000 payments to 44 Black residents as part of its ongoing reparations initiative.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s veto of a bill related to reparations payments for the descendants of slaves has raised eyebrows among some Black leaders in Baltimore. Moore vetoed Senate Bill 587 on May 16 ...

Evanston, Illinois, made history in 2021 by enacting the country’s first race-based reparations plan for past housing discrimination against Black residents. Since the program began, the city has ...

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 ...

Among the 2026 California gubernatorial candidates, none appear to be a champion of reparations, even in the form of direct cash payments. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, many of the ...

In Portland, Oregon, organizers of the “Reparations Happy Hour” invited black, brown and indigenous people to a bar and handed them $10 bills as they arrived, a small but symbolic gift mostly funded ...

NEWARK, NJ – A long-running push for slavery reparations continues in the Garden State. The New Jersey Reparations Council recently gathered for a Juneteenth forum at the New Jersey Performing Arts ...