By ASHLEY BROWN, EMILIE DE SAINTE MARESVILLE and ALLIE YANG, ABC News
(EVANSTON, Ill.) Evanston, Illinois, is like a lot of American cities. The city just north of Chicago appears picturesque, updated and grand on one side but not far away, one can see the signs of economic and racial segregation, despite the city s proud, diverse and liberal reputation.
What sets Evanston apart from other cities, however, is its groundbreaking plan to address the impact of that segregation and Black disenfranchisement: reparations.
The impetus for the city s reparations resolution, first passed in 2019 and spearheaded by 5th Ward Alderman Robin Rue Simmons, is rooted partially in Rue Simmons experience growing up Black in Evanston.
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Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) recently chaired a House Committee hearing of the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on bill H.R. 40 and potential federal legislation on reparations as part of a movement towards developing and implementing proposals designed to repair, compensate and heal Black people in this country.
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Dr. Ron Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century and convener of the National African American Reparations Commission, said the hearing, titled “H.R. 40: Exploring the Path to Reparative Justice in America,” represents a significant move forward. The bill would establish a commission to study reparations and offer remedies to compensate Black Americans for centuries of slavery.