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The Daily Northwestern

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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Panelists talk legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in ‘The Civil Rights Act at 60’

April 29, 2024

About 100 Evanston-area residents attended a panel titled “The Civil Rights Act at 60: Is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Dream for Chicago and the Country Attainable?” at Evanston Township High School...

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The Week Ahead: What’s coming up in Evanston the week of Feb. 20

February 20, 2022

Levy Lecture Series: When Women Invented Television Tuesday, Feb. 22, 1:00 p.m to 2:00 p.m.  In this Levy Senior Center Foundation lecture, writer Jennifer Armstrong will chronicle the history of...

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From civil rights attorney to prosecutor: Laura Coates discusses advocacy in the courtroom

January 31, 2022

When former federal prosecutor Laura Coates learned the victim of her car theft case was an illegal immigrant, she said she didn’t know what to do. Some colleagues advised her to warn him. Others cautioned...

Yusef Salaam sits and smiles at a glass table in front of a brick wall.

Prison reform activist Yusef Salaam discusses incarceration and spirituality in Family Action Network event

May 21, 2021

Motivational speaker and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam discussed his time incarcerated and his spiritual motivation during a Family Action Network event Thursday. Salaam was wrongfully convicted...

A headshot of author and TIME National Correspondent Charlotte Alter. She is wearing a brown jacket with a white collared shirt. The background is black.

TIME National Correspondent discusses activism, youth in politics

May 19, 2021

TIME National Correspondent Charlotte Alter and Chicago-based campaign manager Eli Stone discussed Alter’s book about young politicians who are changing the American political landscape during a Tuesday...

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