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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

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Evanston Reparations Fund to be deposited in Black-owned Liberty Bank

April 4, 2024

The Reparations Committee announced that it will deposit the Evanston Reparations Fund into Liberty Bank, one of the largest Black-owned banks in America, at the committee’s Thursday meeting.  Effective...

Defining Safe: The Broader Scope of the Bursar’s Office Takeover

Defining Safe: The Broader Scope of the Bursar’s Office Takeover

May 22, 2023

    It’s been almost three weeks since the 55th anniversary of the Bursar’s Office Takeover, but what can the event still tell us about the larger scope of student protest? The...

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Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill selected as MLK Dream Week keynote speaker

January 8, 2023

Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill will be the keynote speaker for Northwestern’s 2023 MLK Dream Week, the University announced Friday.  Ifill will discuss her work as a civil rights lawyer and...

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Community leaders host bus tour on Evanston’s Black History

October 31, 2022

Before the 1960s, when Northwestern did not allow Black students to live on campus, the Emerson Street YMCA provided them with beds. When Evanston Township High School did not permit Black students to...

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The Week Ahead: What’s coming up in Evanston the week of Jan. 16

January 17, 2022

This week, Evanston honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here’s a list of events and other happenings around town during the week of Jan. 16.    3rd Annual Walk for Warmth Jan....

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