The Evanston Equity and Empowerment Commission met Thursday to discuss the progress of a recently-established subcommittee addressing reparations to black residents.
At last month’s commission meeting,...
The Evanston Equity and Empowerment Commission established a subcommittee on Thursday to begin work on possible forms of reparations to black residents.
Proposed by Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th), the...
As Christians around the world finished celebrating Holy Week on Sunday, Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty proclaimed April 21-28 to be Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church week.
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist...
This story is part of a series of profiles of activist and community groups across Evanston.
In 1995, Dino Robinson — anxious to explore the city’s black history — picked apart local archives,...
The Evanston Preservation Commission passed a motion to support the designation of the former Foster School building as an Evanston landmark during a meeting last week.
The Foster School building, located...
