EVANSTON, Ill. — This week, the state of California released the first-ever comprehensive look at the impact of 150 years of slavery on Black life in America. The 484-page report details the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Reparations Committee in Evanston announced Feb. 5 that it will be distributing funds to an additional 44 residents this year, ...

City council members in Evanston, Illinois, approved a $400,000 reparations program for Black residents on Monday. Here's how it works. Photo: Alderman Robin Sue Simmons, who spearheaded a program for ...

It’s a hot morning on the Capitol lawn just days after the end of the legislative session, and several advocacy groups that represent people who have been incarcerated are kicking off their next big ...

More than four dozen Evanston residents are set to receive $25,000 payments as part of the city’s ongoing reparations initiative, ...

The campaign to bring restitution and repair to the damage done to the Black community of Tulsa, Oklahoma, continues, as the city’s mayor has unveiled a proposal to redress the century-old atrocity.

Signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson in May, the measure gives Washington the authority to examine how it might address the lasting impacts of slavery. Tucked inside Washington State’s newly approved ...

*Ghana is preparing to bring one of the world’s most consequential unresolved debates to the United Nations General Assembly.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during a visit at the Community College of Philadelphia, on National Voter Registration Day, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 17, ...

A Reparations Committee in Evanston announced Feb. 5 that it will be distributing funds to an additional 44 residents this year, with an aim to send out all payments within the next few months. The ...