New housing advocacy group founded to support city’s Black, middle income population through zoning reform (The Daily Northwestern)
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Rezoning for a Better Evanston, a new not-for-profit in the city, aims to increase homeownership opportunities for Black and middle income residents by legalizing multi-unit housing, co-founder Roger Williams said. “We’re very much coming at this initially from the perspective…
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Letter to the editor: How historical injustice continues to displace Black Evanstonians – and what we can do (The Evanston RoundTable)
July 30, 2025 Roger Williams, Rezoning for a Better Evanston NFP, President & Treasurer https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/07/30/letter-to-the-editor-how-historical-injustice-continues-to-displace-black-evanstonians-and-what-we-can-do/ Evanston, a city often celebrated for its progressive ideals, is grappling with a silent, yet devastating, […]
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Written Public Comment: Regarding the Comprehensive Plan
A Comprehensive Plan is not meant to lay out specific policy. It is not meant to get into the weeds, and it is not meant to keep a city “preserved in amber,” as one of my favorite public commenters put…
“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something.”
John Lewis
American Hero
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