make reparations
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Evanston, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, became the first city to make reparations available to its black residents in 2021, by offering qualified households money for expenses such as home repairs and down payments.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is still working to figure out how the county should make reparations to Black Angelenos discriminated against over the decades by government actions.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
In July - following an independent report - the then Defence Secretary Ben Wallace promised a Westminster debate about how best to make reparations.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023
A Chicago suburb in Evanston, Illinois, became the first city to make reparations available to Black residents through a $10 million housing project in 2021.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023
Atelier de reparation, thinks Werner, a chamber in which to make reparations.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
