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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


To kick off Black History Month, the Black Poetry Society and Prof. Ava Thompson Greenwell will host a poetry workshop on Feb. 1.

Black History Month programming on campus centers Black wellness, community

January 31, 2024

As Black History Month kicks into gear, campus groups are prioritizing Black wellness and community in several events planned for February. To kick things off, the Black Poetry Society has partnered...

Sketches of people protesting in front of a Black building with chalk-style outlines over a collage of black and white photos of students protesting at the Bursar’s Office in 1968.

55 years after Black student activists occupied the Bursar’s Office, students see unresolved problems and progress

May 22, 2023

Content warning: This article contains discussions of racial violence. When Leslie Harris (Weinberg ’70) thinks back to his college years at Northwestern, he recalls an unwelcoming campus community...

Four people sit at a panel in front of rows of empty chairs. A yellow screen in the back reads “Black to Front: From African American Studies to Black Studies: A Black Thought and Culture Symposium.”

51 years after founding, African American Studies Department to be renamed Black Studies, reflecting global lens and activism

May 22, 2023

Last year, the African American Studies Department celebrated its 50th anniversary, 54 years after Black students demanded acknowledgement of Black art, culture, literature and history during the Bursar’s...

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