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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


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Speakers discuss racial equity and prioritization in cultural institutions

April 28, 2021

Speakers working in the arts sector emphasized the importance of cultural institutions to prioritize and commit to racial equity at a Tuesday event.  The conversation, a part of Center for the Study...

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Professors discuss Black and White feminism at anti-racism speaker series

March 31, 2021

Purdue University Prof. Nadia Brown and Tulane University Prof. Mirya Holman presented theories of Black and White feminism within anti-racist movements in a Wednesday discussion.  The event, hosted...

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Chicago in 2017. A recent NU survey found Kamala Harris and Stacey Abrams are at the top of black voters’ preferences for his running mate.

NU survey finds black voters are more enthusiastic about Joe Biden with a black woman as VP

July 14, 2020

A June 9 survey conducted found that black voters are more enthusiastic about supporting presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden when he has a black woman as his running mate. The survey, conducted...

Alvin Tillery, the director of Northwestern’s Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy. The center released its first study on Tuesday, which found that most African Americans think Black Lives Matter is an effective movement but do not participate in protests.

Majority of African Americans find Black Lives Matter effective, Northwestern study shows

October 22, 2017

A study conducted by Northwestern’s new Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy showed the majority of African Americans consider the Black Lives Matter movement to be effective. The study,...

Political Science Prof. Alvin Tillery serves as the director for the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy. The academic center officially opened in May.

Northwestern opens new center to explore relationship between diversity, democracy

October 10, 2017

In response to the current political climate, political science Prof. Alvin Tillery said the Northwestern community needed a place to start conversations about the relationship between diversity and democracy. “We’re...

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