Evanston, IL will be the first city in the U.S. to give Black people cash reparations.
The city council approved the initial $400,000 of payments for Black families affected by discriminatory practices. It has agreed to pay $10 million to eligible families over 10 years.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Another reveal of Being Black in Arizona. I met @ASU graduates @adonis_dees and his newlywed wife, Akili at a recent protest. They are hopeful for their future in AZ, but past experiences also make them leery. #BlackLivesMatter#12News
Your white friends ain’t really your friends unless they down for the cause and DENOUNCE racism. I appreciate this Jaime! It’s important to READ THIS THREAD 👇🏾
My friends @adonis_dees & @Ayeboosh sat down w/@12News to discuss life as a Black man & woman in AZ, what they've gone through, what they deal with every day & their fears about eventually raising a family.
Please listen & imagine yourself in their shoes:https://t.co/ZD99ypIEZe
We need to educate ourselves so we can understand and comprehend even a fraction of the anger and exasperation Black people feel every day. We need to make the effort others won’t. Once that happens we’ll all know what to say, who to say it to & what to do next. Educate then act.
Open our eyes & ears and we’ll notice all of the microaggressions we just shrugged off or ignored and the effects of centuries of racial injustice that has led us to this point. We need to educate ourselves on how we got here so we’ll never be able to shrug it off or forget ...
Educating oursleves is vitally important. If we’re personally invested in why things should change, we’ll have a better understanding of how to help. We need to educate oursleves on the Tulsa Massacre, redlining & these not-so-isolated instances of police brutality. We need to...
Thank you @12News for interviewing my wife ayeboosh and I today 🙏🏾 it’s important to let our voices be heard and try to create change as best as we can. Enough is enough. This was for… https://t.co/zPsnXQeWIw