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Trump Tries to Kill First Reparations Program for Black Americans

The Trump administration is trying to get rid of the first reparations program in the U.S. for Black Americans. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice asked a judge to end the program in Evanston, Illinois, offering $25,000 to the descendants of the city’s Black residents who experienced housing dis...

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The headline split The New Republic frames it as "Trump Tries to Kill First Reparations Program for Black Americans". NewsOne frames it as "Trump Administration Claims Illinois’ Anti-Black Housing Discrimination Reparations Progr...".
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The New RepublicNews report · Jun 17, 4:24 PM

Trump Tries to Kill First Reparations Program for Black Americans

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The Trump administration is trying to get rid of the first reparations program in the U.S. for Black Americans. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice asked a judge to end the program in Eva...

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NewsOneNews report · Jun 17, 5:06 PM

Trump Administration Claims Illinois’ Anti-Black Housing Discrimination Reparations Program Is Racist

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On Tuesday, the federal government joined an existing lawsuit against the city of Evanston, Illinois, over the creation of a reparations program.

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Jun 17, 4:24 PM: The New Republic joined the source map.

Jun 17, 5:06 PM: NewsOne joined the source map.

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