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Champaign-Urbana Reparations Coalition seeks reparations for African American people. Our goal is to address the historic and ongoing harms caused by systemic racism and discrimination and to work towards creating a more just and equitable society for all. Join us in our mission to advocate for reparations and push for real change.

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Our current efforts include work toward the establishment and funding of a Champaign County Reparations Commission for African Americans, which will study the need for reparations and bring recommendations for action to public governing bodies and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The city of Urbana and the Champaign County Board have already committed funds to this effort. We propose an 11-person Commission, with at least 51 percent of its seats filled by community members, to ensure that the leadership and recommendations authentically represent African American residents of Champaign County. ​