Evanston, Illinois, is the first U.S. city to fund a plan to distribute reparations to its Black residents.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 far away, one can see the signs of economic and racial segregation, despite the city's proud, diverse and liberal reputation.
Visiting a white friend's neighborhood, she noticed,"the streets were wider. The trees were taller. The homes were bigger and brighter. As a young child, I recognized that difference." She hopes that her work will help families in her neighborhood that are"burdened … get some relief" via reparations, which will first be distributed this year in increments of up to $25,000 per eligible resident to use for housing.
Today, Evanston is the first city in the U.S. to fund reparations, committing $10 million over the next decade in an attempt to repay Black residents for the wrongs and accumulated losses incurred by generations of racism. "The only legislative response for us to reconcile the damages in the Black community is reparations," she said.
"Redlining was a federal project to determine the market values of areas and neighborhoods," Robinson explained."[There were] four categories, 'A' being the highly desired area, 'D' the lower, lowest-value properties. The 'D' areas were usually relegated to the Black community. 'D' was always in red."
In the late 1940s, the city also demolished some homes belonging to Black families that were outside of the 5th Ward -- or physically took them from their foundations and moved them into the redlined boundaries. But Gaines Sr. said there's no doubt in his mind that the two-year process to find a plot and get financing was much more difficult than it would have been for a white man."The contractor, he said, 'You find a lot anywhere in Evanston, and I'll build whatever you want," Gaines Sr. said."Well, when he said that, he meant in the Black neighborhoods … It was just the way it was.
"I don't even think it's my job to justify to you, like, why we need reparations," said Nic."Do you not live here? Do you not know? Did you not see the demographics changing throughout the years? Like, we knew it was racist."Alderman Rue Simmons has also noted a shrinking Black population in Evanston as a result of historic redlining, modern gentrification and rising property taxes.
I never owned slaves no one in my family owned slaves. As a matter of fact my ancestors were in the fields picking Cotton along side the slaves with only food and a place to sleep as wages. Do I get reparations also. Fair is fair. Same wages as the slaves.
Blacks act like they're their race is the only one to ever be enslaved. All races have at some point. The ones pushing this are an embarrassment
Then we owe it to American Indians. We owe it to those whose kin were killed by the Nazis. We owe it to the soldiers families who we sent to die in Vietnam. Just thinking out loud.
Usually I hate the idea of reparations (usually because it consists of look at what a white person has and saying I deserve some of what they've worked for) but this is actually an awesome idea. This directly combats the policy that had such a devastating negative effect on poc
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This is a joke right?
So some people want money from people who never owned slaves to give to people who never were slaves. Idiots
That month is over, sorry
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This is embarrassing. F*ck reparations. Thx.
America actually filling in on its promise of equality? After what..
We’ve had reparations for decades. It’s called welfare.
What justice? No one alive today was a slave
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when are we going to arrest george floyds daughter and put her in prison for his crime? i mean you want tax payers today to pay for something that happened 200 years ago, you children today to pay for ancestors past crimes. why don't you lead the the push to arrest floyds daughtr
It's boring to sit at home alone, looking for someone to spend time with
Is this close to Chicago? The brothers be buyin' ammo!!!!
2020 When everything fails...blame racism
Will help many more children in 4th grade read on class level?
This is getting so old!
This country is never going to heal & move forward until it stops living in the past! Living ppl giving $$ to other living ppl for acts that dead ppl committed & for which none of us was there for is ludicrous! Or else, I want to be paid for being my ex-husband's slave for 9 yrs!
Both Blacks and Native Americans have been horribly treated by the Colonizers. All the money in the world can never take away the pain. I know. I am both Native American and Black.
Who qualifies? Are we back to the one-drop rule?
My ancestors where slaughtered and land stole so where’s mine. And we pay taxes but get nothing in return. We never got welfare either so why does one race get money for something that happ
Give them the money, but they can't play victim no more. Its an easy trade for me, do it, give it to them, im sick of the complaining.
Everyone is demanding a racist handout now.
I am sure so many current taxpayers had slaves
Terrible! You are owed NOTHING! The lives LOST are the reparations! Shame on you!
I'm just here to see angry white people.
Alive people paying living people for dead peoples sins towards other dead people. Murica.
Where’s mine? My family were Irish slaves
More taxes for Illinois. LMAO!
Politics What about all the white folk that died for your so called freedom!! It was Blacks that sold you out!! Why should we pay shit!! You weren't the only ones!!!!
Welfare benefits are reparations.
Politics Hell no.
Where does it end then? Pay them once or just keep paying on and on. I’m Irish...do I get free money too
Well, if it’s taken out of the city budget, it would mean all residents,black, white, Hispanic, Asian, etc., including those too young to have participated i any injustices, would pay it. How fair is it to make those who committed no wrong pay for those who did?
YEY STILL NO REPARATIONS FOR INDIGENOUS NATIVE AMERICANS - GUESS A SMALLER VOTING BLOCK ❗️
Who's paying for it?
RepAOC
wow
Ill join the GOP so damn quick if this racist thing were to become a thing. Give people who were never slaves some of my money? Yeah, never ever.
Muslims and Spaniards were Also involved in the Slave trade thewholetruthAboutSlavery
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