From Harms to Action
Efforts to close the Black wealth gap may come in the form of individual cash payments to address disparities in education, housing, and business ownerships
What is reparations
This Oklahoma city was known for its concentration of Black wealth, known as "Black Wall Street."
Tulsa
What is Black Maternal Health
This 1619 Project author is a NY Times journalist and Pulitzer Prize winning reporter covering racial injustice throughout history
Nikole Hannah-Jones
The first state to legalize cannabis through the state legislature, not through a ballot initiative.
What is Illinois.
The IL State Legislature legalized the sale of cannabis in 2019. It launched the R3 grant program to help communities harmed by violence and incarceration, which is funded through cannabis sales.
Uncle Nearest is the fastest growing whiskey brand in the country and best selling African-American spirit company, being led by this Black woman. (Bonus points if you can name the "cousin" whiskey brand.)
Fawn Weaver
Jack Daniels
DAILY DOUBLE: This U.S. city is the first to issue slavery reparations for Black residents -- including grants for a fraction of the city's families.
What is Evanston, IL.
Daily Double: This local, prominent newspaper was launched in 1920 to combat racial, economic, and social discrimination. It gave voice to those traveling North during the Great Migration
The Chicago Defender
This law was originated in California to prohibit discrimination based on hair style and hair texture.
What is the CROWN Act.
The first Black banker in the United States was born in Detroit, but started his bank right here in Chicago. What's his name?
Jesse Binga (Check out the book: The Rise & Fall of Chicago's First Black Banker)