Reparations nonprofit announces $400,000 to go to Evanston churches during service honoring MLK

Reparations nonprofit announces $400,000 to go to Evanston churches during service honoring MLK

Ten churches in Evanston will soon split up $400,000 to put towards reparation programs, The Reparations Stakeholders Authority of Evanston announced Sunday at an interfaith service honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at the First Congregational Church of Evanston. After the city passed its Reparations program in 2019, church leaders came together later to create a separate fund that would not be tied to the city of Evanston’s budget, Reverend Dr. M…