Black-Owned Bank In Illinois Receives $17M From State’s Reparations Fund
Evanston, Illinois, has etched its name in history twice over. In a landmark decision, the city established the first government-funded reparations program in the U.S. to address the systemic racism faced by Black residents between 1919 and 1969, according to Essence. Now, five years later, another groundbreaking move is multiplying the impact of these reparations. […]
Georgetown University and Jesuits Commit $27M in Reparations to Descendants of Enslaved People
In 1838, the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University sold 272 enslaved men, women, and children from Jesuit plantations in Maryland to settle university debts, reports CNN. That bit of history was almost lost in the looming legacy that is the prestigious university. But given the current racial and social climate, Georgetown officials have since apologized […]