In 2021, Evanston became the first U.S. city to pass a reparations bill, pledging $10 million to address harms caused by racist housing laws.
Three months after the launch of the program, Black Evanston residents are dismayed with the process and want the program to be paused for revaluation.
Committing the first $10 million in revenue from the city’s cannabis tax, Evanston, Illinois, is the first city in the U.S. to enact some form of general reparations.