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AMHERST — A national leader who has pioneered municipal efforts to provide government-funded reparations to Black Americans will be in Amherst this week to support both the town’s ongoing work to address harms perpetuated against residents of African...

AMHERST — A national leader who has pioneered municipal efforts to provide government-funded reparations to Black Americans will be in Amherst this week to support both the town’s ongoing work to address harms perpetuated against residents of African...

Is working out. this is the black that i grew up on. this was my place of refuge. it was our retreat. it was our sanctuary. it was our castle. it was home. and you didnt know this is the only place your family and families like yours could live. i didnt know robin ruth simmons grew up in evanstons fifth ward. this is the red line map just north of chicago, where banks in the city refused to give mortgage loans to black families. until 1969 there were specific anti black zoning laws. the housing ...

On Monday night, the Evanston City Council approved a cash option to its Housing Restorative Program. Now, the program includes direct cash benefits for those who qualify.

AMHERST — A remembrance ceremony to honor and grieve lives taken by COVID and to recognize others affected by the pandemic is being held on the Town Common Sunday afternoon.The COVID Remembrance Interfaith gathering, organized by the Interfaith...

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Milwaukee Film’s feature presentations; Correcting the Narrative: Realities and Reform in Our Prison System; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Hue Revue BIPOC Cabaret; Buffalo Nichols and more—This Week in Milwaukee!

James Brown was an iconic American musician who is recognized as one of the most influential figures in rhythm and blues, soul, funk and protest civil rights music. Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia on May 3rd 1933, James Brown spent most of his early life singing gospel music in the local baptist church choir. […]

New PBS documentary shows that reparations are possible as it follows the efforts in Evanston, Illinois, the first U.S. city with a reparations bill for African Americans.