This city led the way on reparations for Black people. Trump is trying to stop it
Evanston, Illinois, established the first municipal reparations program in the United States to compensate Black residents for historical housing discrimination. The Department of Justice is now moving to block the initiative, seeking to dismantle the program before other cities can implement similar models. This federal legal challenge represents a significant effort to stop the precedent-setting local policy from expanding nationwide.
Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination. The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit.
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