The Evanston reparations program will pay $10 million to eligible Black residents following housing discrimination.
Eligible Black Residents Will Receive $10 Million Under Evanston Reparations Program Following Housing Discrimination
Eligible black residents will expect to receive $10 million in reparations under the Evanston reparations program following the previous housing discrimination directed at the Black community, which eventually led to the implementation of the Evanston reparations program.
With the introduction of the Evanston reparations program reportedly funded using real-estate taxes, the Evanston reparations program became the first municipality to push the proposal of paying eligible Black residents to express their regrets of years of not taking action against the racial discrimination they experienced.
Under the Evanston reparations program, eligible Black residents will be entitled to $25,000 each, wherein the payments from the Evanston reparations program can be used for personal purposes other than paying for home renovations or housing, far from the original plan that the payment under the Evanston reparations program will only consist of vouchers, not cash.
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Eligible Black Residents Encouraged to Apply for The Evanston Reparations Program to Get Reparations
Following the implementation of the Evanston reparations program, Black residents aged at least 18 and have lived from 1919 to 1969 in Evanston, when the housing discrimination happened, are entitled to a $10 million payment under the Evanston reparations program.
However, if the eligible Black residents who have experienced the harm were already dead, their direct descendants will be eligible for the payment from the Evanston reparations program, Your News reported.