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As Evanston, Illinois approves reparations for Black residents, will the country follow? /

The nation's first government-backed reparations initiative was green lit this week in Evanston, Illinois, a Chicago suburb where about 16 percent of its 75,000 residents are Black. The city council has promised [dollar] 10 million over 10 years. John Yang discusses how the program could serve...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Daniels, Ron, 1942 April 27- (Speaker), Yang, John (Speaker)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: District of Columbia : NewsHour Productions, 2021.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
African Americans > Reparations > Illinois > Evanston.
Restitution > Illinois > Evanston.
Evanston (Ill.) > Race relations > Economic aspects.
Noirs américains > Réparations > Illinois > Evanston.
Restitution (Droit) > Illinois > Evanston.
African Americans > Reparations.
Race relations > Economic aspects.
Restitution.
Illinois > Evanston.
Documentary television programs.
Television news programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Téléjournaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The nation's first government-backed reparations initiative was green lit this week in Evanston, Illinois, a Chicago suburb where about 16 percent of its 75,000 residents are Black. The city council has promised [dollar] 10 million over 10 years. John Yang discusses how the program could serve as a model for the rest of the country with Ron Daniels of the National African American Reparations Commission.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 1, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (5 minutes)
Playing Time:00:04:57