When Kenneth Wideman, 80, learned in 2023 he would be one of the first recipients of a $25,000 reparations payment from the city of Evanston, he viewed it as a long-awaited redress of housing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., said during an interview on Sunday that Black Americans would stop voting if they aren't given reparations ...

After Donald Trump ends his lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax records, the Justice Department steers nearly $1.8 billion toward targets of government "weaponization." Does this mean ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is pushing for "reparations" for people "traumatized" by ICE amid President Donald Trump's mass ...

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is pushing for “reparations” for people “traumatized” by ICE amid President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts. Jayapal made the call during a Friday congressional ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution on Wednesday declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations is being ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a ...

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 ...

Recently, Evanston, Ill., enacted the first reparations program in the country. San Francisco is following suit, but its reparations plan is less about policy and more about performance. What is being ...

Cincinnati's vice mayor has proposed a reparations program to address past discriminatory housing policies. The program would offer financial aid for home purchasing and maintenance to certain ...

A Reparations Committee in Evanston announced Feb. 5 that it will be distributing funds to an additional 44 residents this year, with an aim to send out all payments within the next few months. The ...

A Black community in Illinois may finally be getting reparations. This month, as we celebrate Black History Month, Black Evanston residents are celebrating the recently approved reparations program.