by Amy Goodman | Jul 1, 2026 | Department of Justice, doj, housing, Illinois, Interview, Racial Justice, Reparations, Trump Administration
The Department of Justice is attempting to sabotage a reparations initiative that compensates victims of historic housing discrimination in Evanston, Illinois. For decades, Black residents of Evanston were subjected to redlining and other forms of housing discrimination, which prevented them from obtaining bank loans to purchase property. “Throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century…
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by Shireen Akram-Boshar | Jun 18, 2026 | Housing Discrimination, Illinois, News, Redlining, Reparations, Trump Administration
On Tuesday, the Trump administration filed a motion to join a lawsuit attempting to block the U.S.’s first and only reparations program. The federal government is supporting a 2024 lawsuit by right-wing group Judicial Watch, which argues that the Evanston, Illinois reparations program violates the rights of non-Black residents. In a court filing on Tuesday, the Department of Justice…
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