Reparations town hall panelists reflect on their work, path forward

Sign up for our free newsletter to have Evanston news delivered directly to your inbox every weekday! 4th Annual National Symposium for State and Local Reparations Town Hall at Second Baptist Church. ” data-image-caption=” The Town Hall panelists from left to right Nikko Ross (Evanston resident and grandson of late Delores Holmes), Vanessa Hall-Harper council member of City of Tulsa, Areva Martin attorney from Los Angeles CA, Joanne M. Braxton president of Braxton Institute for Sustainability, Resiliency & Reparations for Lakeland Now, Iva Curruthers professor emeritus and former chairperson of the sociology department at NIU, and Karli Butler City of Evanston resident. ” data-medium-file=”https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-300×169.jpg” data-large-file=”https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-1024×576.jpg” src=”https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-1024×576.jpg” alt class=”wp-image-413460″ srcset=”https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-1024×576.jpg 1024w, https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-300×169.jpg 300w, https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-768×432.jpg 768w, https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-1536×864.jpg 1536w, https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-2048×1152.jpg 2048w, https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-1200×675.jpg 1200w, https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-1568×882.jpg 1568w, https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-2000×1125.jpg 2000w, https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-400×225.jpg 400w, https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joerg-Metzner-3-1-706×397.jpg 706w” sizes=”(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px”>Town Hall panelists (from left) Nikko Ross, Evanston resident and grandson of late Delores Holmes; Vanessa Hall-Harper, council member of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Areva Martin, attorney from Los Angeles; Joanne M. Braxton, president of Braxton Institute for Sustainability, Resilience and Joy for Lakeland Now; Iva Carruthers, professor emeritus and former chairperson of the Sociology Department at Northern Illinois University; and Karli Butler, Evanston resident. Credit: Joerg Metzner...