US EditionChicago mayor establishes ‘Reparations Task Force’
- Mayor Brandon Johnson initiated a task force to explore implementing reparations for Black Chicagoans, framing it as a move towards racial justice in his administration.
- The task force, under Johnson's order, will assess policies harming Black Chicagoans and suggest remedies, with $500,000 allocated to study the issue in the 2024 budget.
- Johnson's Executive Order aims to address historical inequities in housing, health, education, policing, and more, acknowledging the city's past of inequity and outlining goals for the task force.
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Reparations Task Force To Study Impact Of Slavery, Racism On Black Chicagoans
CHICAGO — The city has launched an effort to study the lasting impact of slavery, Jim Crow and other racist policies and programs on Black Chicagoans — and to identify what could be used, like reparations, to help make things better. Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order this week to create the Reparations Task Force, which will develop a Black Reparations Agenda in an effort to confront the history of racism in the city of Chicago, ac…
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Chicago Mayor Launches Reparations Task Force, Issues Formal Apology for City’s ‘Legacy of Inequity’
The announcement comes as one Chicago suburb, Evanston, is facing a federal lawsuit over its reparations program for violating the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
Chicago mayor creates reparations task force for 'historical wrongs committed against' black Chicagoans
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) announced on Monday the creation of the city's reparations task force to correct the "historical wrongs committed against" black residents and has appropriated $500,000 in the 2024 budget for the task force's establishment. In his executive order, Johnson pointed to other cities and states that have gone forward with some form of reparations for black people. The order also offers an official apology to black Ch…
Chicago Mayor Signs Executive Order to Form ‘Reparations Task Force’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on June 17 to form a Reparations Task Force aimed at addressing the “past injustices and present harm” caused to black residents by the city’s policies. The task force will conduct a study on “all policies that have harmed Black Chicagoans from the slavery era to the present day,” and recommend appropriate remedies and restitution, according to the executive order. “Today’s Executive Order …
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