Tag: reparations

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

Source: Scott Olson / Getty Because it’s a day of the week that ends with “Y,” the Trump administration is, once again, proving itself to be a white supremacist organization that is dedicated to turning any effort to correct systemic racism against Black people into imaginary systemic racism against white people. In 2024, we reported […]

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Trump Tries to Kill First Reparations Program for Black Americans

The DOJ said in its court filing that the program was “racially discriminatory, calling it unconstitutional because it doles out different benefits based on race. “There are sound ways for a city to remedy past discrimination or direct resources to its most vulnerable citizens and neighborhoods. Simply handing out money based on race, however, is […]

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Let’s Call A Thing A Thing: Trump’s $1.8B White Grievance Fund Is Reparations For His Loyalists

Source: UCG / Getty The Justice Department announced an IRS settlement agreement with Donald Trump that would use a nearly $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded pity pot, a.k.a. “The Anti-Weaponization Fund,” to redress claims from white grievance goblins who believe they were victims of state persecution. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a press release: “The […]

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Trump’s DOJ Sets Up Reparations Fund For Jan 6 Rioters And Other Non-Victims Of ‘Lawfare Weaponization’

Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has been toying around with the idea of paying reparations to Jan 6 convicts, in his ongoing effort to rewrite the history of what happened that day, as well as who ultimately caused it. And if the federal government paying […]

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Trump’s America Refuses to Recognize Slavery as Crime Against Humanity

It was one of three pieces of legislation signed by Sherrill to protect immigrant rights across the state and push back against Trump’s unlawful immigration agenda, a promise she campaigned on before taking office in January. A nearly identical bill was vetoed by former Governor Bill Murphy in his final day of office. “As we’ve […]

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The Evanston, IL Test Case: Why Repairing State-Sponsored Theft Isn’t ‘Discrimination’

Source: Scott Olson / Getty The legal challenge against Evanston, Illinois’ Restorative Housing Program is more than a local policy dispute; it’s a clinical attempt to stop a city from taking responsibility for its own history. My DNA doesn’t allow me to see this as just another legislative debate. I’m the granddaughter of sharecroppers from […]

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