A group of residents has launched a campaign to pressure City Council from voting to approve distribution of the first $400,000 of the city’s reparations fund, characterizing the current reparations...
If justice is never attained, repeated cycles of racial reconciliation are a “twisted form of entertainment” at the expense of Black people, Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said during a virtual discussion...
To combat growing eviction rates and food insecurity, Lake Street Church opened a COVID-19 relief fund for black Evanston residents in August.
Lake Street Church raised $6,000 through congregant contributions...
A new art exhibit celebrating Black History Month is set to open Jan. 31 at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center.
The exhibit, titled “Justice for Peace,” was curated by Evanston resident Fran Joy,...
Hundreds of Evanston and Chicago residents, community organizers and religious leaders gathered at Evanston’s Fountain Square for an anti-Islamophobia demonstration Tuesday evening, a few hours before...
