Evanston Becomes First U.S. City To Give Reparations
Marijuana arrests have disproportionately hurt Black communities. Funds would come from a tax on newly legal recreational marijuana sales.
By Meha Ahmad

Evanston Becomes First U.S. City To Give Reparations
Marijuana arrests have disproportionately hurt Black communities. Funds would come from a tax on newly legal recreational marijuana sales.
By Meha Ahmad
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Evanston, Ill. has become the first city in the U.S. to offer reparations to Black residents.
Reset explores how the reparations rollout will work.
GUESTS: Robin Rue Simmons, alderman for the 5th Ward in Evanston
Kamm Howard, a co-chair and midwest regional representative for pro-reparations group N’Cobra