Research Symposium

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Political Science student from South Florida. I was born in Venezuela and have been living in The United States for the past 8 years. After college I plan to go to Law School and study immigration law. In my free time I love to read, play guitar and write.

Evanston’s Reparation Program: Local Opinions

Abstract

The following details the findings of a research project on Evanston's reparation program. Evanston is a suburb near Chicago which pridefully identifies itself as a "Progressive City." Recently, the city council made national news by being one of the first cities in the country to pass a race-based reparations program. The innovative program utilizes the revenue made from cannabis sales to provide descendants of slaves or generational Black Evanstonians with funds to help them pay for housing.

This project will provide statistics and a summary on the opinions, concerns, and comments that the citizens of Evanston have regarding the passing of the reparations program, its shortcomings, and its positive attributes. All these clusters of information seek to build a robust and nuanced report on the reparation program in Evanston in order to better understand it and provide avenue for improvement amongst similar future projects.

Keywords: Reparations, Equality, Race, Evanston