Black Chicagoans call on reparations from government, money deposits like 'stimulus' checks

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CHICAGO — Some Black Chicagoans are saying they're all in on reparations, calling for the local and federal government to take action to redress slavery and other historical wrongs in one of the most hot-button topics of debate in modern America."Should be like the stimulus. Everybody sign up, and everybody get a deposit," William, a Chicago resident, told Fox News Digital.Fox News Digital hit the streets of Chicago last week to speak with advocates and residents as the city and the state are looking to potentially implement reparations in some form.CHICAGO REPARATIONS ADVOCATES SAY FEDERAL GOV MORALLY OWES '7 QUADRILLION DOLLARS' IN SLAVE LABOR Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has launched a community engagement effort called "Repair Chicago" to gather experiences of harm of Black Chicagoans as part of an effort to implement reparations. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)"I think the federal government should do that. Because as a government, you know, with slavery and everything, that's a whole government, not just a city thing," William added.Leonte Fraley, a native of the Englewood neighborhood in Chicago and a graduate of Kennedy King College, said that the money could help