Committee studies reparations for legacy Black-owned businesses - Evanston RoundTable

Committee studies reparations for legacy Black-owned businesses - Evanston RoundTable

The Reparations Committee has officially moved its meetings to 909 Davis Street and the committee is now examining how downtown Black-owned businesses may be economically harmed by racism. The goal of the economic harm study is to potentially introduce reparations for Black-owned businesses who are at risk for closure due to gentrification or intergenerational turnover. Spearheading the study is Twyla Blackmound Larnell, an assistant professor o…