{"id":2003936,"date":"2023-08-17T16:02:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T20:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-city-distributes-more-than-1-million-in-reparations-payouts\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T16:05:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T20:05:07","slug":"illinois-city-distributes-more-than-1-million-in-reparations-payouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-city-distributes-more-than-1-million-in-reparations-payouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois city gives over $1 million in reparations payouts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinois-city-distributes-more-than-1-million-in-reparations-payouts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The City of Evanston Passes $1 Million Mark in Reparations Funding<\/h2>\n<p>The small Illinois city of Evanston has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">made history<\/a> as the first in the United States\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-pledges-tanks-but-no-ammo-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Germany Pledges Tanks But No Ammo to Ukraine\">guarantee funding<\/a> for reparations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-docs-say-trillions-in-reparations-needed-to-address-covid\/\" title=\"Harvard Docs Say Trillions in Reparations Needed to Address COVID\">black residents<\/a>. The City of Evanston&#8217;s Reparations Committee recently announced that\u2063 it has surpassed the $1 million mark in reparations funds.<\/p>\n<p>To date, \u2062the committee has distributed nearly $1.1 million in reparation funds, with an additional $439,397 pending for mortgage assistance, construction,\u200c and remodeling projects for program participants.<\/p>\n<h3>A Focus on Housing and Breaking the Cycle of Poverty<\/h3>\n<p>Unlike other programs being considered across the country, Evanston&#8217;s decision to focus on housing rather than slavery was\u2064 driven by the recognition that housing policies during the Jim Crow\u2062 era and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-city-distributes-more-than-1-million-in-reparations-payouts\/\" title=\"Illinois city gives over  million in reparations payouts.\">redlining disproportionately \u2062affected black residents<\/a>, leading to a cycle of poverty \u200dthat still persists today.<\/p>\n<p>Former Councilwoman\u2064 Robin Rue Simmons, the architect of the program,\u2062 described it as a labor of love aimed\u200d at leveling the playing field. She hopes to expand the program in \u2063the\u200c future, acknowledging that it is \u2062not\u2062 perfect\u200b or complete.<\/p>\n<h3>Eligibility and Three Distinct Groups<\/h3>\n<p>The program&#8217;s eligibility is divided \u200dinto three groups:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>&#8220;Ancestors&#8221;\u200d &#8211; \u2063individuals who lived in Evanston between 1919 and 1969<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Direct descendants&#8221; &#8211; \u200dindividuals who are direct descendants of black residents who lived in Evanston between 1919 and 1969<\/li>\n<li>Residents who have documented proof\u200c of housing discrimination due to the city&#8217;s\u2062 practices and \u2064policies after 1969<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>While the program has gained popularity in Evanston, there are differing opinions on reparations across the country.<\/p>\n<h3>Varying Views on Reparations<\/h3>\n<p>A 2021 Pew Research Center poll revealed that only three out of 10 U.S. adults believe descendants of slaves should be entitled \u200cto \u2063reparations in the form of land or money. \u200cApproximately 68% of respondents felt that it was time to move\u2062 on from the past and that descendants should not be repaid.<\/p>\n<p>The survey also highlighted significant differences in views based on race. Around\u200d 77% of black adults believed descendants of slaves should be repaid in some way, while only \u206218%\u200d of white adults shared the same opinion. Party affiliation also \u200bplayed a role,\u2063 with 48%\u2062 of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents supporting reparations, compared to\u200d only 8% of Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ongoing debate, Evanston&#8217;s commitment to reparations remains steadfast,\u2062 providing a\u2064 model for other communities to consider.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click here for more from the Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois city of Evanston, the first in the US to ensure reparations for black residents, has surpassed $1 million in funding. The Reparations Committee has distributed around $1.1 million so far, with an additional $439,397 pending for mortgage aid, construction, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2003937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2003936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2003937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}