The Big Payback

Sinopsis

The Big Payback follows Alderman Robin Rue Simmons as she works to confront the lasting harms of redlining and the legacy of slavery in Evanston, Illinois. With the city setting aside $10 million from a cannabis tax to compensate descendants of enslaved Africans, Simmons leads a historic local campaign for reparations and guides her community through the challenges of turning redress into policy.