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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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Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill selected as MLK Dream Week keynote speaker

January 8, 2023

Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill will be the keynote speaker for Northwestern’s 2023 MLK Dream Week, the University announced Friday.  Ifill will discuss her work as a civil rights lawyer and...

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Community leaders host bus tour on Evanston’s Black History

October 31, 2022

Before the 1960s, when Northwestern did not allow Black students to live on campus, the Emerson Street YMCA provided them with beds. When Evanston Township High School did not permit Black students to...

A white and red calendar on a teal background. The calendar has the number “16” and the letters “SUN” written in Black.

The Week Ahead: What’s coming up in Evanston the week of Jan. 16

January 17, 2022

This week, Evanston honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here’s a list of events and other happenings around town during the week of Jan. 16.    3rd Annual Walk for Warmth Jan....

Defining Safe: Defining the Outside Agitator

Defining Safe: Defining the Outside Agitator

November 13, 2020

Following protests led by student group NU Community Not Cops, University President Morton Schapiro alleged that “Some of the instigators appear not to be Northwestern students at all, but rather outside...

Maggie Anderson speaks at the University-wide MLK commemoration in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Monday. Anderson discussed her research and advocated for economic equality in the black community

Maggie Anderson speaks about research, economic equality in MLK keynote speech

January 29, 2019

Maggie Anderson advocated for economic equality for the black community during Northwestern’s 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration keynote speech Monday. Anderson is the CEO of the Empowerment...

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