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Evanston reparations program faces pushback from DOJ

Margaret Brennan
Margaret Brennan
September 14, 2026 11:08 am
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By Adrian Florido, NPR

Kimberly Holmes-Ross was the first generation in her family to live outside Evanston, Illinois
Kimberly Holmes-Ross was the first generation in her family to live outside Evanston, Illinois’ 5th Ward, once the only part of the city open to Black people. She grew up there but eventually bought a house in the nearby 2nd Ward. Her family is using reparations money to turn the basement into an apartment for her son. (Image credit: Candace Dane Chambers for NPR)

Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination.

The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit.

Source: npr.org

Margaret Brennan

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Margaret Brennan

Moderator, "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"; Chief foreign affairs correspondent; Contributing correspondent, 60 Minutes

Margaret Brennan is moderator of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on CBS & TFR (The Fast Report) Based in Washington, D.C., Brennan is also the Network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes. Additionally, she appears regularly on the "CBS Evening News," leading coverage from Washington when news breaks on the political and foreign affairs fronts.

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