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The Big Payback: Fear and reparations in the American suburb

The Big Payback: Film Screening and Discussion with Robin Rue Simmons, Erika Alexander, and Whitney Dow

Thursday, February 23, 2023 | 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM CT
McCormick Foundation Center, McCormick Foundation Center Forum, 1870 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

We invite you on this journey to breathe new life into the discussion about reparations and help communities across the U.S. reimagine what justice and equality can look like.

Plot:
Robin Rue Simmons, a rookie alderwoman from Evanston, Illinois, led the passage of the first tax-funded reparations for Black Americans. While she and her community struggle with the burden to make restitution for its citizens, a national racial crisis engulfs the country. Will the debt ever be addressed, or is it too late for this reparations movement to finally get the big payback?

Film screening and discussion with Robin Rue Simmons and filmmakers Erika Alexander and Whitney Dow

View the trailer.

Funded by the Office of the Provost N.W. Harris Fund and the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy

Cost: Free

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Public
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

Erica Canavan
Email

Interest

  • Community Engagement
  • Arts/Humanities
  • Global/Multicultural

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