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- In October 2025, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hosted a meeting of the African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission, where scholars urged reparations.
- Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua emphasized collective reparations for African American communities.
- Naomi Simmons-Thorne discussed teaching reparations precedents in schools.
- Simmons-Thorne's survey found many respondents want financial compensation and guarantees.
- LaKisha David introduced Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program, offering free DNA testing to trace ancestry and support reparative justice.
