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SUMMARY:The Big Payback
DESCRIPTION:For the first time in American history\, a tax funded reparatio
 ns bill for Blacks is passed in Evanston\, IL. Funded by a tax on cannabis
 \, the program is set to deliver $10 million as a correction for the syste
 matic bias historically inflicted upon its Black constituents. The film fo
 llows the fight of rookie alderman Robin Rue Simmons as she leads the comm
 unity in an uphill battle to obtain this ‘big payback’. Meanwhile\, in
  Washington DC\, the formidable Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee continues
  the fight to pass HR 40: a national bill languishing in Congress for 30+ 
 years\, to examine the merits of introducing reparations for slavery to Af
 rican Americans. While the racial reckoning of 2020 plays out it the backg
 round\, the two women navigate supporters and detractors\, Black and white
 \, in this quest towards correcting historical wrongs.\n\nA post-discussio
 n to follow the film.\n\nWhile the event is free\, a suggested $5 donation
  to support the screening is appreciated.\n\nMeaningful Movies Project Hos
 ts: Sustainable Ballard and the Center for Spiritual Living Ballard.
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CATEGORIES:Ballard
LOCATION:Ballard\, Center for Spiritual Living Ballard 2007 NW 61st St\, Se
 attle\, WA \, 98107\, King Co.\, United States
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