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Chicago suburb of Evanston approves reparations housing program for Black residents

Tuesday, March 23 by ABC News

By MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(CHICAGO) -- The Chicago suburb of Evanston has approved the first phase of a landmark $10 million reparations program that will give housing grants to Black residents targeted by discriminatory policies.On Monday evening, 5th... Read More.

How the first US city to fund reparations for Black residents is making amends

Monday, March 1 by ABC News

By ASHLEY BROWN, EMILIE DE SAINTE MARESVILLE and ALLIE YANG, ABC News(EVANSTON, Ill.) -- Evanston, Illinois, is like a lot of American cities. The city just north of Chicago appears picturesque, updated and grand on one side -- but not... Read More.

After racial unrest across US Congress takes another look at reparations

Wednesday, February 17 by ABC News

By BEATRICE PETERSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- After the Civil War, formerly enslaved families were promised by Union leadership 40 acres and a mule. The offer was never fulfilled, yet a reminder to the centuries-old promise that has remained in Congress for... Read More.

Some experts propose reparations as solution for decades of racial health inequities

Friday, November 6 by ABC News

By DR. DIVYA CHHABRA, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As COVID-19 exacerbates long standing health inequities affecting the Black population, a growing chorus of experts suggest reparations could help narrow the divide.The concept of government-issued reparations for the descendants... Read More.

California passes landmark law to study proposals for reparations

Thursday, October 1 by ABC News

By CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- California became the first state to pass a law establishing a task force to study and make recommendations on reparations for Black Americans.The landmark legislation calls for the creation of a... Read More.

What America owes: How reparations would look and who would pay

Sunday, September 27 by ABC News

BY: SAMARA LYNN AND CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- This report is part of "Turning Point," a groundbreaking month-long series by ABC News examining the racial reckoning sweeping the United States and exploring whether it can lead to lasting... Read More.

To Native Americans, reparations can vary from having sovereignty to just being heard

Friday, September 25 by ABC News

By TENZIN SHAKYA and ANTHONY RIVAS, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- This report is part of "Turning Point," a groundbreaking month-long series by ABC News examining the racial reckoning sweeping the United States and exploring whether it can lead to lasting reconciliation.

City finds innovative solution to funding reparations: Marijuana sales taxes

Monday, July 20 by ABC News

By ANDY FIES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When the city council in Asheville, North Carolina, approved reparations this week for its African American residents and apologized for its history of slavery, the move was called historic and received global media... Read More.

Asheville city council approves reparations plan as Providence explores idea

Thursday, July 16 by ABC News

By IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) -- Leaders in Asheville, North Carolina, have taken a historic step to repair centuries of racial prejudice by unanimously voting to provide reparations.The Asheville City Council voted 7-0 on a resolution Tuesday... Read More.

Stories tagged with: reparations

Chicago suburb of Evanston approves reparations housing program for Black residents

How the first US city to fund reparations for Black residents is making amends

After racial unrest across US Congress takes another look at reparations

Some experts propose reparations as solution for decades of racial health inequities

California passes landmark law to study proposals for reparations

What America owes: How reparations would look and who would pay

To Native Americans, reparations can vary from having sovereignty to just being heard

City finds innovative solution to funding reparations: Marijuana sales taxes

Asheville city council approves reparations plan as Providence explores idea

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