More than a decade ago, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates successfully pushed reparations into the contemporary conversation with his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Detroiter Stephanie Coney applied for a homeownership program a few years ago, she not only received $25,000 that went toward ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The City of Evanston has received more than 500 applications for its restorative housing program, according to city officials. Justin Marcoviche-Garnett applied on behalf of ...

EVANSTON, Ill. -- As a child, Robin Rue Simmons didn't know the Evanston neighborhood she called home was an area where Black families were once forced to live. Rue Simmons grew up just north of ...

For all of the demands for reparations for blacks, the schemes so far have been unworkable and would not address the real ...

This conversation is the first installment of a Daily initiative to speak with students and Evanston residents directly about issues affecting their day-to-day lives. If you would like to participate ...

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Evanston is a Chicago suburb of 75,000 people, and it's about to do something no other city has done in the country: pay reparations to some of its Black residents. "Our goal here in ...

In one fell swoop, Washington Democrats expanded a racist housing reparations program that explicitly hands out zero-interest down-payment loans based not on need or merit, but on the color of your ...

*Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) represents California’s 61st Assembly District, covering areas including Hawthorne, Gardena, Lawndale, Venice, Westchester, and West Athens. As a member of ...

When Detroiter Stephanie Coney applied for a homeownership program a few years ago, she not only received $25,000 that went toward the mortgage of her brick home on the city's northwest side but got ...