Trump, Chicago and reparations
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Department of Justice seeks to halt nation’s first Black reparations program ahead of Juneteenth
DOJ challenges Evanston’s reparations program, arguing it violates federal law. Here’s what’s at stake for the housing grants on REVOLT.
The Justice Department argued that the program, which seeks to compensate Black residents for housing discrimination, was racist and unconstitutional.
White House joined suit to stop city of Evanston, Illinois, from compensating victims of housing discrimination
Oakland's reparations task force for Black students failed to meet objectives after five years. A member says the group "wasted our collective breath for a whole year."
The federal government on Tuesday asked a judge to halt the United States’ first reparations program that offered Black people in a small Illinois city $25,000 for 20th century race-based housing discrimination,
The Equity and Inclusion Cabinet, which oversees Boston’s Task Force on Reparations, is on the cusp of finally having the two research reports.
California Assemblymember Tina McKinnor introduced a bill to exempt future reparations payments from state income taxes. The measure now heads to the state Senate for review.
The administration has framed compensation for rioters as “reparations.” Meanwhile, it’s trying to kill a local program to redress past harm for racist policies.
The Daily Caller on MSNOpinion
'Race discrimination, pure and simple': DOJ challenges reparations program it says is blatantly unconstitutional
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has joined a lawsuit against the city of Evanston, a Chicago suburb, alleging the city’s housing reparations program is unconstitutional. The lawsuit alleges that Evanston has maintained the “racially discriminatory” program since 2021,
A study underway in Washington is looking at how descendants of enslaved people were affected here, just as momentum for reparations is gaining steam.
The New York City Council voted Thursday to launch a reparations task force, which could lead to calls for billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded payouts to compensate for the impact of slavery and past injustices. Gotham joins dozens of ...
