(CNN)Officials in the Chicago suburb of Evanston voted Monday to release the first batch of funds in a program offering reparations to Black residents whose families have felt the effects of decades of discriminatory housing practices, according to and It is the first of its kind in the country. Alderman and the Evanston City Council developed plans to direct revenue from a 3% tax on legalized cannabis into assistance for home loans. "We had to do something radically different to address the racial divide that we had in our city, which includes historic oppression, exclusion and divestment...…(CNN)Officials in the Chicago suburb of Evanston voted Monday to release the first batch of funds in a program offering reparations to Black residents whose families have felt the effects of decades of discriminatory housing practices, according to and It is the first of its kind in the country. Alderman and the Evanston City Council developed plans to direct revenue from a 3% tax on legalized cannabis into assistance for home loans. "We had to do something radically different to address the racial divide that we had in our city, which includes historic oppression, exclusion and divestment...WW…

Washington (CNN)Vernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and close adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died Monday evening. He was 85.A cause of death was not immediately released.Jordan died peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife and family, Jordan's niece Ann Walker confirmed to CNN.According to Walker, Jordan had his favorite dinner and dessert -- chocolate chip ice cream -- before he went to bed."It was just the way he would have wanted it," Walker told CNN.Read MoreThe former president of the National Urban League rose to prominence as a civil rights activist with close...…Washington (CNN)Vernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and close adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died Monday evening. He was 85.A cause of death was not immediately released.Jordan died peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife and family, Jordan's niece Ann Walker confirmed to CNN.According to Walker, Jordan had his favorite dinner and dessert -- chocolate chip ice cream -- before he went to bed."It was just the way he would have wanted it," Walker told CNN.Read MoreThe former president of the National Urban League rose to prominence as a civil rights activist with close...WW…

(CNN)The Wyoming Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, for her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the latest example of a state GOP who have bucked the former President.In the motion to censure Cheney, who a House Republican Conference vote to remain in her leadership spot earlier this week, the state Republican Party also called for her to "immediately" resign. The party intends to "withhold any future political funding" from her, the motion said. It also called on her to repay donations to her 2020 campaign...…(CNN)The Wyoming Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, for her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the latest example of a state GOP who have bucked the former President.In the motion to censure Cheney, who a House Republican Conference vote to remain in her leadership spot earlier this week, the state Republican Party also called for her to "immediately" resign. The party intends to "withhold any future political funding" from her, the motion said. It also called on her to repay donations to her 2020 campaign...WW…

(CNN)The House of Representatives on Thursday failed to advance a measure that would increase direct payments to Americans under a certain income level to $2,000 -- passed earlier this week -- bringing lawmakers back to square one as they search for a way to appease .House Democrats tried to quickly pass the bill by a unanimous consent request Thursday morning, but Republicans rejected the move, leaving the future of the -- and whether any changes will be added to it -- in doubt. That stimulus package was attached to a spending bill for the entire federal government, and a deadline for...…(CNN)The House of Representatives on Thursday failed to advance a measure that would increase direct payments to Americans under a certain income level to $2,000 -- passed earlier this week -- bringing lawmakers back to square one as they search for a way to appease .House Democrats tried to quickly pass the bill by a unanimous consent request Thursday morning, but Republicans rejected the move, leaving the future of the -- and whether any changes will be added to it -- in doubt. That stimulus package was attached to a spending bill for the entire federal government, and a deadline for...WW…

(CNN) the son of sharecroppers who survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama, to become a towering figure of the civil rights movement and a longtime US congressman, has died after. He was 80."It is with inconsolable grief and enduring sadness that we announce the passing of U.S. Rep. John Lewis," his family said in a statement. "He was honored and respected as the conscience of the US Congress and an icon of American history, but we knew him as a loving father and brother. He was a stalwart champion in the on-going struggle to demand respect for the...…(CNN) the son of sharecroppers who survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama, to become a towering figure of the civil rights movement and a longtime US congressman, has died after. He was 80."It is with inconsolable grief and enduring sadness that we announce the passing of U.S. Rep. John Lewis," his family said in a statement. "He was honored and respected as the conscience of the US Congress and an icon of American history, but we knew him as a loving father and brother. He was a stalwart champion in the on-going struggle to demand respect for the...WW…