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Cincinnati's $5 Million Reparations Program Targets Housing Discrimination

3/2/2026

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Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Councilman Scotty Johnson (Cincinnati, Ohio) will review the Cincinnati Real Property Reparations Program on March 4.
The program would allocate $5 million from marijuana tax revenue to address housing discrimination against Black residents, though eligibility is not race-based.
It would provide down payment assistance and funding for emergency repairs.
The proposal emphasizes redlining and other past injustices as justification for the program.

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Story summary

Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Councilman Scotty Johnson (Cincinnati, Ohio) will review the Cincinnati Real Property Reparations Program on March 4.
The program would allocate $5 million from marijuana tax revenue to address housing discrimination against Black residents, though eligibility is not race-based.
It would provide down payment assistance and funding for emergency repairs.
The proposal emphasizes redlining and other past injustices as justification for the program.