The country’s first municipal reparations program is off to a rocky start – NBC News

Residents opposed to Evanston’s plan say it puts too many restrictions on how they can use the money, and point out that because banks and real estate companies would have to be involved, the program privileges institutions that have historically been the agents of discrimination. “The beneficiaries of this program would be those who initially did the harm of redlining here in Evanston,” said community organizer Sebastian Nalls, 21.