REPARATIONS
Written by Meleika Gardner
Meleika Gardner
What I think about the Reparations Bill I am so proud of the work coming out of our city! The education Bills will benefit children K-12 for generations to come. The one thing I want Evanston to know is, in regards to Reparations, I am thinking about Black Evanston as a whole. I am not thinking of helping a few families in Evanston. Nor am I setting myself up to gain financially on the backend. I do not want to deprive or block the 15 out of 12,000 Black residents from receiving a bank loan for their Reparations or home improvement or mortgage assistance. I am not against a housing program passing to assist the 15 eligible. I am thinking of Black Evanston as a whole. Reparations are not a movement one should rush or blow off or be on the wrong side of history on. It is far too important. As the Evanston Reparations start to unfold, I want to know that I was on the right side of history in speaking out to assure all Black residents in Evanston receive the repair. Many have been asking questions who have attended Reparation meetings and have been called “crabs n’ a barrel”, “ignorant”, and “uneducated”...for simply asking questions and never receiving answers for a year. Reparations are far too important to not ask questions. Reparations | EvanstonMagazine.net
17
