Evanston says it will defend its reparations program after the U.S. Justice Department joined a lawsuit challenging it.

The City of Evanston, Illinois' Reparations Committee issued $25,000 to 44 residents earlier this month in reparations' payments and is currently looking for other ways to keep the program funded.

The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the City of Evanston's reparations program, arguing the race-based initiative violates the Constitution and ...

A California lawmaker is trying to make sure reparations payments to Black residents do not get taxed if the effort becomes a reality. "For generations, descendants of formerly enslaved people have ...

Evanston, Illinois, made history in 2021 by enacting the country’s first race-based reparations plan for past housing discrimination against Black residents. Since the program began, the city has ...

While the measure is being considered by local and state governments across the country, reparations advocates face an uphill battle in some cities, yet remain hopeful. Cincinnati NAACP President ...

A bill is moving forward at the State House that would establish a special commission to study the feasibility and implementation of reparations payments and to draft a formal apology on behalf of ...