Illinois City Issues $25,000 in Cash to Black Residents for Reparations
More than a million dollars will soon be doled out to black residents of Evanston, Illinois, under the city’s reparations program. Evanston’s Reparations Committee announced last week that 44 people will be getting $25,000 each, for a total of $1.1 million, according to the Chicago Tribune. All 44 are descendants of individuals who qualify under the city’s program that pays out reparations to black residents