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

The Daily Northwestern


Patrisse Cullors speaks at an event in Norris University Center on Thursday. The Black Lives Matter co-founder discussed her first book “When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir.”

Black Lives Matter co-founder discusses intersection of race, misogyny, mental health

January 24, 2019

Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors said she decided to write her memoir after noticing that other books about the black experience focused on individuals rather than the wider narrative. “This...

City Council approves Evanston Public Library property tax levy

December 2, 2014

Aldermen voted Monday night to increase residents' annual property tax to benefit the Evanston Public Library during a special City Council meeting, after previously delaying the vote to allow for more...

Darlene Clark Hine, professor of African American studies and history, gives a talk on her book “The Black Chicago Renaissance”  at Evanston Public Library on Thursday evening. Hine discussed a Chicago cultural movement in the 20th century that rivaled the Harlem Renaissance in significance.

Northwestern prof discusses black Chicago renaissance

April 25, 2014

As part of an initiative to expand programming on African American history beyond February, the Evanston Public Library hosted a Northwestern professor on Thursday night to discuss the little-known “Black...

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