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

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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 25, 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...

DeRay Mckesson and Parkland activists to discuss gun violence and civil disobedience during campus event

December 3, 2018

Black Lives Matter activist and Pod Save The People host DeRay Mckesson will join two student activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Saturday to discuss activism and gun violence at “Guns,...

Zeshan Bagewadi. Bagewadi’s first album, ‘Vetted,’ moved into the Top 10 of Billboard’s World Music chart within a month.

Bienen alum uses music for political activism

February 15, 2018

It’s no secret that the road to “making it” as a musician is not an easy one. Zeshan Bagewadi (Bienen ’09, ’11) had brief stints as an Uber driver, an auto mechanic and a drill press operator...

Community members attend ‘We Love Evanston’ Valentine’s celebration

February 13, 2018

The We Love Evanston party, a Valentine's event celebrating the town, took place on Saturday morning.

Phillips: The problem with “woke” culture

February 13, 2018

This weekend, I was able to see the Wirtz Theatre’s MFA Lab production of White, a theatre production that addresses how everyone is complicit in problematic institutions and the tokenization of people...

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