Illinois reparations commission publishes report on history of racial inequality
In nearly 300 pages, “Taking Account” outlines the policies and legal systems the state has used to exclude and harm African Americans since its founding.
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A Dialogue on how local reparations aim to repair community
What does it look like to repair generations of harm? That question is at the center of a growing movement for local reparations—led not by lawmakers in Washington, but by a coalition in Champaign-Urbana.
Racial covenants limited housing options for Black residents in Champaign; a local group aims to repair that harm
Racial covenants restricted almost 800 pieces of land in Champaign County from being owned by anyone who wasn’t white. The Champaign-Urbana Reparations Coalition is starting to advocate for reparations for this for African Americans in the area.
Three Democrats are running for Congress in the new, bluer 13th District. Here’s where they stand on gun violence, reparations, and immigration
CHAMPAIGN – The three Democratic contenders for Illinois’ 13th Congressional District faced off on Tuesday, revealing different approaches to gun violence, reparations for slavery, immigration and more. Tuesday marked the first public forum with the three candidates. The progressive Jewish organization Bend the Arc hosted the event online. Illinois Democrats redrew the Congressional districts last