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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


Deray Mckesson, a prominent Black Lives Matter activist, will speak on Thursday as Global Engagement Summit’s keynote speaker. Students can get free tickets from the Norris University Center front desk starting Monday.

DeRay Mckesson to speak at open Global Engagement Summit event

April 9, 2017

Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson will speak at Northwestern on Thursday as Global Engagement Summit’s inaugural keynote speaker. Mckesson, known for his Black Lives Matter activism and signature...

Members of Students Organized Against Racism at their conference last weekend. The group is looking to expand its impact on younger students.

ETHS student group promoting racial equality looks to expand impact

March 1, 2017

After five years of facilitating discussions on race at Evanston Township High School, Students Organized Against Racism is looking to expand its impact on younger students. ETHS junior Sofia Garcia...

Evanston Police Detective Loyce Spells speaks about Black Lives Matter at a panel on Thursday. Spells said Christians must combat racism and care for fellow people.

Sheil panelists discuss faith’s role in combatting racism

February 10, 2017

People of faith have a responsibility to speak out against discrimination and police brutality, panel members said at Sheil Catholic Center on Thursday. Aireale Rodgers, the diversity and inclusion...

Evanston Township High School students participate in a walkout Tuesday afternoon. Students planned the walkout to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Hundreds of ETHS students protest Trump’s inauguration with walkout

January 24, 2017

When the fifth-period bell rang on Tuesday at Evanston Township High School, about 300 students streamed out of the school to protest President Trump’s inauguration. The students walked down Lake...

Evanston students gather onstage for the finale of Diverse Communities United. The event, in which third through twelfth grade students performed hip hop dance, skits and poetry readings, held Monday at Evanston Township High School to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Students lead artistic community event honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

January 18, 2017

When Oakton Elementary School fifth-grader Izayah Carr stepped up to the microphone with a smile on his face, more than 1,000 people cheered as he introduced the opening act of Diverse Communities United,...

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