Evanston, Illinois, is delivering on its promise to give eligible Black residents $25,000 grants to make amends for past racist housing policies.
Louis Weathers, an 88-year-old retired postal worker and Korean War veteran, is among those who have received their payment.
He told the newspaper that he lived most of his life in the historically Black Fifth Ward and was only able to move to a predominantly white neighborhood in 1969 when laws began to change. Even then, he said he had to threaten to complain to the real estate board if the agent didn't allow them to sign a sales contract when he and his wife wanted to buy a house in a white neighborhood.
He gave his payment to his son, who put it toward debt reduction and upgrades to his condo, he told theQualifying residents must either have lived in Evanston between 1919 to 1969 and suffered discrimination in housing or be a direct descendant of a Black person who did.
Late last month, members of California's Black reparations task force handed off their historic two-year report to state lawmakers, urging them to take action on more than 100 recommendations. However, the price tag associated with proposed cash compensation has caused skepticism that reparations will be approved by lawmakers.
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