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Champaign-Urbana reparations coalition seeks commission; asks county to join research funding
Summary
A local reparations coalition urged the board to support a joint reparations commission and discussed funding models and next steps, including a public hearing Oct. 4 and a request that Champaign County consider contributing to an initial research fund.
Jeffrey Trask, a local organizer with the Champaign-Urbana Reparations Coalition, presented to the Champaign County Board on Sept. 9 and asked the county to participate in forming a joint reparations commission with the cities of Champaign and Urbana and the University of Illinois. Trask described the coalition’s goals—education, acknowledgment and reparations—and said the group’s immediate priority is research to document harms and design remedies.
Why it matters: The commission would research historical and contemporary harms to African Americans in Champaign County, guide public education efforts and make recommendations. Trask…
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