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Low marijuana sales hinder Evanston reparations distribution

The Daily Northwestern - Fri, 07 Mar 2025

Robin Rue Simmons: “It must start. That’s how you seek reparations. You start.”

MSNBC News - Sun, 19 Jun 2022

Evanston reparations leader: It’s time to do something about the line dividing Black, white lives

Chicago Sun-Times - Fri, 02 Apr 2021

IOP Fellow Profile: Former Evanston Alderman Robin Rue Simmons

Chicago Maroon - Fri, 21 Apr 2023

Evanston Race-Based Reparations For Housing Discrimination Faces Constitutional Challenge

Patch - Fri, 24 May 2024

Rue Simmons won’t seek another term

Evanston Now - Sat, 31 Oct 2020

Reparations Committee honors community members making Black history

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 06 Feb 2025

Evanston Reparations Committee announces $5.2 million given to reparations recipients through Restorative Housing Program

The Daily Northwestern - Thu, 07 Nov 2024

Committee studies reparations for legacy Black-owned businesses

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 03 Apr 2025

Reparations Committee honors Delores A. Holmes, provides breakdown of disbursements

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 07 Nov 2024

Participants champion Fourth of July parade’s ‘Seeds of Change’ theme

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 04 Jul 2024

FirstRepair discusses Evanston reparations at Swiss symposium

Evanston RoundTable - Mon, 03 Jun 2024

Direct descendants, ancestors have received $5 million in reparations

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 05 Sep 2024

First Repair symposium focuses on state and local reparations Dec. 4-6

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 21 Nov 2024

Photos: Reparations nonprofit FirstRepair unveils new mural

Evanston RoundTable - Wed, 17 Jul 2024

Evanston’s Road to Reparations

Chicago Magazine - Tue, 02 Jun 2020

She Got The First American City To Pass A Reparations Bill

WBEZ Chicago - Wed, 11 Aug 2021

Robin Rue Simmons: 'Today we take an important step in selecting the first reparations recipients'

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 13 Jan 2022

Robin Rue Simmons: Black joy, healing and reparations

Evanston RoundTable - Mon, 17 Oct 2022

Rue Simmons announces she will not seek a second term

The Daily Northwestern - Mon, 02 Nov 2020

New Documentary Follows Local Reparations Debate in Evanston

WTTW - Fri, 13 Jan 2023

‘Filled with pride’

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 13 Jan 2022

An Interview with FirstRepair executive director Robin Rue Simmons

Zócalo Public Square - Fri, 01 Sep 2023

Evanston Reparations Fund to be deposited in Black-owned Liberty Bank

The Daily Northwestern - Thu, 04 Apr 2024

How the 1st US city to fund reparations for Black residents is making amends

ABC News - Mon, 01 Mar 2021

Rue Simmons, 37 students honored with African American Achievement Awards

Evanston RoundTable - Tue, 14 Feb 2023

Rue Simmons: People were in awe of us

Evanston Now - Tue, 26 Nov 2019

A City’s Step Toward Reparations (Published 2021)

The New York Times - Mon, 12 Jul 2021

Evanston City Council Votes to Expand Reparations Program to Include Direct Cash Payments

WTTW News - Tue, 28 Mar 2023

Evanston residents sue 5th Ward aldermanic candidate Robin Rue Simmons over construction dispute

The Daily Northwestern - Fri, 17 Mar 2017

A college town fired up reparations talk with $25K checks. Who’s next?

Politico - Wed, 02 Jun 2021

Board finds Ald. Robin Rue Simmons did not violate code of ethics

The Daily Northwestern - Wed, 20 Jun 2018

Robin Rue Simmons seeks to improve 5th Ward’s walkability, Evanston’s affordability

The Daily Northwestern - Mon, 21 Aug 2017

Evanston, Illinois, approves the country’s first reparations program for Black residents

CNN - Wed, 24 Mar 2021

Chicago Suburb Shapes Reparations for Black Residents: ‘It Is the Start’ (Published 2021)

The New York Times - Mon, 22 Mar 2021

Beyond 40 Acres and a Mule

resilience.org - Fri, 10 May 2024

INDEPENDENT LENS: The Big Payback

KPBS - Tue, 10 Jan 2023

White church donates to reparations fund

UM News - Mon, 14 Mar 2022

‘We have to take a first step’: inside the fight for reparations in America | Documentary

The Guardian - Mon, 16 Jan 2023

Evanston alderman ordered to pay $64K in civil lawsuit that alleged she didn’t complete a home rehab job

Chicago Tribune - Mon, 18 Jun 2018

What Happened When Evanston Became America’s First City to Promise Reparations

Bloomberg.com - Thu, 27 May 2021

How reparations pioneer Evanston, Ill., is rolling out payments to Black citizens

Yahoo - Thu, 13 Jul 2023

Alderman Ordered To Pay $64,000 In Construction Complaint Lawsuit

Patch - Wed, 20 Jun 2018

Reparations Committee selects electronic process to sort recipients

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 02 Nov 2023

Black-Owned Bank In Illinois Receives $17M From State’s Reparations Fund

Because of Them We Can - Mon, 22 Apr 2024

Evanston has paid half a million in cash reparations so far

Evanston RoundTable - Sun, 06 Aug 2023

244 At This Time

Evanston RoundTable - Sat, 22 Oct 2022

Local campaigns could be next for reparations in Maryland

The Baltimore Banner - Tue, 11 Jul 2023

Reparations Rising with Robin Rue Simmons

Los Angeles Sentinel - Thu, 16 Dec 2021

One-year anniversary of Evanston’s reparations vote: Reflection, discussion with local newsmakers

Evanston RoundTable - Mon, 21 Mar 2022

‘The Big Payback’ in Evanston shows that reparations are possible

Andscape - Mon, 16 Jan 2023

Chicago suburb of Evanston approves reparations housing program for Black residents

ABC News - Tue, 23 Mar 2021

City of Evanston, IL reparation update: How residents feel reparations program is going

ABC7 Chicago - Fri, 26 May 2023

First United Methodist sets example for reparations with major gift

Evanston RoundTable - Tue, 01 Mar 2022

Vintage clothing store Stellar Human hosts first ever hip-hop show

bupipedream.com - Mon, 11 Oct 2021

Chicago suburb to become first city to give Black residents reparations

NBC News - Thu, 11 Mar 2021

A Chicago suburb promised Black residents reparations. Few have been paid.

The Washington Post - Mon, 09 Jan 2023

Evanston wants to know: What do you think about reparations?

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 01 Sep 2022

Evanston reparations program: 16 recipients selected to receive $25,000 for housing

ABC7 Chicago - Thu, 13 Jan 2022

Reparations committee determines order for reparations distribution

The Daily Northwestern - Fri, 12 Jan 2024

Evanston reparations begin: Random drawing selects 16 Black 'ancestors' to receive $25,000 grants

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 13 Jan 2022

Evanston approves housing grants as part of city’s local reparations program, believed to be first of its kind in the nation

Chicago Tribune - Mon, 22 Mar 2021

U.S., international reparations leaders meet in Evanston to exchange ideas

Evanston RoundTable - Mon, 13 Dec 2021

The Citizen Newspaper Group

The Citizen Newspaper Group - Wed, 14 Jun 2023

Evanston, Illinois Will Use Weed Tax to Fund Nation's First Government Reparations Program

Rolling Stone - Tue, 23 Mar 2021

Evanston’s interfaith community to commit to local reparations

Evanston RoundTable - Fri, 10 Jun 2022

How the long fight for slavery reparations is slowly being won

The Guardian - Tue, 06 Oct 2020

Evanston Group Rejects Restorative Housing Reparations Program, Launches Effort to Hold Off March Vote

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 04 Mar 2021

Four Community Members Appointed to City’s Reparations Committee

Evanston RoundTable - Tue, 27 Apr 2021

In Focus: With the eyes of a nation on Evanston, the first step of the historic reparations program faces pushback

The Daily Northwestern - Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Evanston planned $20M for reparations, spent only $400K and helped 16 people

TheGrio - Wed, 11 Jan 2023

Beacon Hill Black Alliance hosting Pan African Festival this weekend

Decaturish - Thu, 17 Aug 2023

Evanston, Illinois, becomes first city in U.S. to approve reparations for Black residents

Axios - Mon, 22 Mar 2021

As Evanston’s black population continues to drop, city officials will study reparations initiatives

Chicago Tribune - Fri, 13 Sep 2019

The country's first municipal reparations program is off to a rocky start

NBC News - Wed, 02 Jun 2021

Speakers at Reparations Town Hall Recount Oppression and Discrimination

Evanston RoundTable - Thu, 19 Dec 2019

The Case for Reparations: What Compensating Black Americans Could Look Like

Capital B News - Wed, 08 Mar 2023

Evanston Reparations Committee moving forward with direct cash payments

Chicago Tribune - Sat, 08 Apr 2023

House panel poised to advance bill on slavery reparations

KTVO - Wed, 14 Apr 2021

House panel poised to advance bill on slavery reparations

KTXS - Wed, 14 Apr 2021

‘This is our shot’: Evanston’s road to reparations gets a documentary spotlight on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

MarketWatch - Sat, 14 Jan 2023

Evanston, Ill., leads the country with first reparations program for Black residents

The Washington Post - Mon, 22 Mar 2021

Legal weed to fund African-American reparations program in Illinois town

New York Post - Sat, 30 Nov 2019

US city to pay slavery reparations to Black residents

Anadolu Ajansı - Wed, 24 Mar 2021

The Lasting Impacts Of Evanston Redlining

The Daily Northwestern - Fri, 08 Nov 2019

UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent hears powerful testimony for reparations now

tag24.com - Tue, 15 Apr 2025

Amherst assembly releases reparations plan to reverse generations of racial injustice

tag24.com - Thu, 28 Sep 2023

Robin Rue Simmons - The Daily Northwestern

Robin Rue Simmons (5th) retired from City Council in 2021, she said people all over the country still came to her asking for guidance on how to set up ...

Doing The Work: Robin Rue Simmons on Implementing the Nation's ...

Robin Rue Simmons is the Founder and Executive Director of First Repair, a nonprofit organization that provides expertise, ...

Robin Rue Simmons — 2025 GIA CONFERENCE

Rue Simmons is the former 5th Ward Alderwoman for the City of Evanston, IL, where she led, in collaboration with others, the passage of the nation's first ...

Evanston Reparations Committee chair responds to federal lawsuit

Robin Rue Simmons, chair of the Evanston Reparations Committee, addressed public questions surrounding the ongoing federal lawsuit filed ...

Evanston reparations leader reaffirms commitment amid lawsuit

Evanston's Reparations Committee Chair Robin Rue Simmons held a virtual meeting the morning of Thursday, June 6, in response to the class-action lawsuit.

Episode 5 - A Midwest Experiment | GBH - WGBH

Robin Rue Simmons is a former city alderman who led the passage of the bill, which began disbursements in January 2022. In this episode, Rue Simmons and her ...

Robin Rue Simmons Archives

Robin Rue Simmons, Executive Director of FirstRepair and Dr. Ron Daniels, Convener of the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC)

A Virtual Talk with Robin Rue Simmons of FirstRepair

Join us for a virtual talk with Robin Rue Simmons, Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair, as she discusses the importance of local ...

Robin Rue Simmons - Chicago Maroon

Robin Rue Simmons is the Former Democratic 5th Ward Alderman of Evanston, IL. IOP Fellow Profile: Former Evanston Alderman Robin Rue Simmons. By Nicole ...

National Leader in Reparations Movement to Visit Campus

Rue Simmons is the former 5th Ward Alderman for the City of Evanston, Illinois, where she led, in collaboration with others, the passage of the nation's first ...

Robin Rue Simmons

... of the Reparations Documentary. The Big Payback. featuring Robin Rue Simmons. In The Press. Opinion | Reparations can't wait for Congress · Read More ...

FirstRepair discusses Evanston reparations at Swiss symposium

FirstRepair founder Robin Rue Simmons and board member and special assistant Elisa Walker spent three days at a symposium in Geneva, Switzerland.

Robin Rue Simmons - The Daily Northwestern

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) at a City Council meeting in May. Council advances reparations plan to counter wealth, opportunity gaps.

Alderman Robin Rue Simmons Appointed to National Reparations ...

Alderman Robin Rue Simmons Appointed to National Reparations Commission ... Ron Daniels, Convener of the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) ...

Robin Rue Simmons | Chicago News | WTTW

Robin Rue Simmons · Evanston City Council Approves $25K Direct Cash Payments in Expansion of Reparations Program · Evanston City Council Votes to Expand ...

Robin Rue Simmons - IMDb

Robin Rue Simmons is known for Independent Lens (1999), The Big Payback (2023) and Sky Midnight News (2010). IMDbProStarmeterSee rank.