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Evanston, Illinois becomes 1st city in US to pay reparations to Black residents

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EVANSTON, Ill. - Evanston, Illinois, on Monday became the first U.S. city to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery.The Chicago suburb’s City Council voted 8-1 to distribute $400,000 to eligible black households.

Each qualifying household would receive $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property.DOWNLOAD THE FOX 32 NEWS APPThe program is being funded through donations and revenue from a 3% tax on the sale of recreational marijuana.

The city has pledged to distribute $10 million over 10 years.Qualifying residents must either have lived in or been a direct descendant of a Black person who lived in Evanston between 1919 to 1969 and who suffered discrimination in.

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