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Statement from FirstRepair Regarding the Ongoing Litigation Concerning the City of Evanston’s Reparations Program. by @firstrepair

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4 months ago

What exactly is reparations? 🤔

Reparations is about more than the past; it’s about repairing harm that still shapes millions of lives today. From housing discrimination to wealth gaps and so much in between, the impact is ongoing.

Justice requires action, accountability, and repair.

🎥 Dive deeper in the newest episode of Justice: watch the full episodes on our YouTube. #JusticeNowSeries by @firstrepair

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8 months ago

#symposium by @firstrepair

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10 months ago

Join us Saturday, November 7th, from 11 AM–2 PM for our Black Business Market as we shop for the holidays and celebrate Sabrina’s 52nd Birthday! 🥳💖

Come meet our amazing vendors, discover unique gifts, support Black-owned businesses, and enter to WIN raffle prizes!

SHOP • CELEBRATE • WIN!

📍 1900 Asbury Ave., Evanston, IL 60046

Bring your friends, bring your family and come ready to shop, celebrate and have a great time!

Let’s support small businesses and make this birthday celebration EXTRA SPECIAL! 🎂🥂

Share this post and tag someone who should join you!

#BlackBusinessMarket #SabrinaTurns52 #ShopBlack #HolidayShopping #FirstRepair by @firstrepair

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2 days ago

Led by educator and strategist Amber Bolden, the Harambee Circle Initiative brings teens and families together for meaningful conversation, practical guidance and shared experiences around the transitions that come with life during and after high school.

If you’re a teen, parent, caregiver, or family member navigating what comes next, this is a space to connect, learn and plan together.

Upcoming gathering: October 22, 2026
Venue: National Resource Center for State + Local Reparations (1900 Asbury Ave., Evanston, IL)
Time: 6:30–8:00 PM

To RSVP: https://events.eventnoire.com/e/harambee-circle-initiative

NB: A light meal will be provided for all who register.

#FirstRepair #HarambeeCircle #Evanston #YouthLeadership #firstrepair taken in Evanston, Illinois by @firstrepair

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4 days ago

🎬 Saturday Cinema: The Big Payback Edition

In 2021, Evanston, Illinois became the first city in the U.S. to fund reparations with tax dollars. “The Big Payback” follows N’nanba (Robin Rue Simmons) and the community that made it happen, and takes an honest look at what came next.

Join us for a screening and a conversation about where the reparations movement goes from here. Bring a friend, bring your questions, and come ready to talk.

📍 National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations
1900 Asbury Ave., Evanston, IL
🗓 Saturday, October 17
⏰ 3:00 to 4:30 PM
💬 Brief discussion after the film

Space is limited. RSVP at the link in bio. 🔗

#FirstRepair #Reparations #TheBigPayback #Evanston #ReparationsNow RepairIsPossible CommunityScreening EvanstonReparations by @firstrepair

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6 days ago

I recently joined government leaders, scholars, advocates and members of the global African diaspora for the 3rd CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations.

Sharing a few moments from Barbados, along with some of the recent movement updates from FirstRepair, learn more: https://mailchi.mp/ef054eca57bb/september-updates-10902570

#Nnanba #Reparations #ReparatoryJustice #FirstRepair #CARICOM by @firstrepair

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7 days ago

The work of reparations continues to unfold across communities, institutions and borders. This week’s recap brings together developments that highlight the many ways the work is moving forward. From local restorative justice efforts, to corporate accountability, to growing attention to the ecological dimensions of historical harm.

Different places… Different forms of harm… One ongoing conversation about what repair requires.

Learn More:

Local | Santa Monica Launches $5.5 Million Restorative Justice Fund
https://patch.com/california/santamonica/silas-white-street-unveiled-santa-monica-confronts-past-racial-harms

National | California Requires Companies to Disclose Past Profits From Slavery
https://www.almanacnews.com/calmatters/2026/10/02/new-california-reparations-law-requires-companies-to-disclose-past-profits-from-slavery/

Global | Africa’s New Reparations Call: Hundreds of Trillions in Ecological Damage
https://www.modernghana.com/news/1532736/africas-new-reparation-call-hundreds-of-trillion.html

#ReparationsRecap #Reparations #Repair #FirstRepair #Nnanba taken in FirstRepair by @firstrepair

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9 days ago

"There is no version of the hyper local reparations that we are doing that will suffice... we need a federal bill."

During our feature talkback panel, N'nanba (formerly Alderwoman @robin_5th_ward) sat down with @crimsclasspod to break down the evolving fight for reparative justice.

While federal redress remains our ultimate North Star, local victories like Evanston proved the concept nationwide. Yet as these initiatives succeed, they face aggressive legal pushback and lawsuits designed to halt Black progress. Evanston responded by doubling down, expanding their commitment from $10 million to $20 million.

This legal climate is exactly why Equity and Transformation crafted House Bill 5815 (HB 5815) with strategic precision.

Unlike municipal programs facing racial blockers in court, HB 5815 anchors compensation directly to victims of the War on Drugs. By structuring the Illinois Future Fund around drug enforcement impacts and system impacted individuals, the bill creates a resilient legal model. It bypasses conservative constitutional challenges while funneling cannabis tax revenue directly to the Black working class communities that bore the brunt of systemic harm.

Local organizing sets the stage. Smart policy secures the future.

Watch the full talkback panel on YouTube and sign the HB 5815 petition today.

📺: https://youtu.be/HmSXqwG8CIw
📽️: @kenctures + @tlntd.mp3 taken in ACX Harper Theater by @firstrepair

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On September 19, The Big Payback came home to Chicago. 🎬

We joined @eatorgchicago at the historic Harper Theater for the first Equity & Transformation Film Festival: five films, each tied to one of the UN’s five pillars of reparations.

The Big Payback follows N’nanba (@robin_5th_ward) as a first-term Evanston alderwoman leading the passage of the country’s first tax-funded reparations program. After the screening, she joined the talkback to share what it took to get here and where the movement goes next.

Thank you to Ken Williams Jr., Richard Wallace and the EAT team for turning film into action. Support their push for HB 4443 and the Illinois Future Fund at the link in their bio.

#TheBigPayback #Reparations #EATFilmFest #IllinoisFutureFund #FirstRepair by @firstrepair

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12 days ago

FirstRepair went to Washington. 🏛️ Our Program Director of Special Initiatives Elisa Walker and Midwest Regional Leader Dr. Jeffrey Trask spent CBC Week at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference, talking with lawmakers, advocates and community leaders about where reparations go next. Showing up in national spaces keeps local repair in the national conversation. The work continues at our National Symposium, December 2–4. Register at the link in bio.

#Reparations #CBCWeek #ALC55 #FirstRepair #LocalRepair by @firstrepair

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Why do past attendees keep coming back? They leave with a plan, they find their people, and they see repair up close in Evanston, where tax-funded local reparations began.

Join 300 leaders from 60 communities at the National Symposium for State and Local Reparations, December 2 to 4.

Early rates end September 30. Register at the link in bio.

#Reparations #RepairTheHarm #LocalReparations #Evanston by @firstrepair

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