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In The News

The Nation: These Progressives Fought the Good Fight in 2021—and Gave Us Hope for 2022

December 28, 2021 No Comments

The New York Times: The Daily: A City’s Steps Towards Reparations

August 10, 2021 No Comments

PBS: How reparations became reality in Evanston, Illinois

July 26, 2021 No Comments

WBEZ: The Woman Behind America’s First Reparations Bill

August 12, 2021 No Comments

Dailymotion: Urban One Honors Celebrates Robin Rue Simmons For Her Work Breaking Down Systemic Racism

June 23, 2021 No Comments

The Chicago Sun-Times: Evanston reparations leader: It’s time to do something about the line dividing Black, white lives

April 2, 2021 No Comments

The New York Times: Chicago Suburb Shapes Reparations for Black Residents: ‘It Is the Start’

March 22, 2021 No Comments

ABC News Nightline: How Black residents in America’s 1st city to fund reparations proved they were owed

March 3, 2021 No Comments
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