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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


Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses segregational housing practices in the U.S. at Loyola University Chicago. The Atlantic writer visited the campus Tuesday, where he was the keynote speaker on “The Case for Reparations: A University Response.”

Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses need for reparations for black Americans

April 1, 2015

CHICAGO — Ta-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, spoke about institutionalized racism against black Americans on Tuesday at Loyola University Chicago. Several Northwestern students...

Newsflash Theatre to bring current events to stage

February 18, 2015

A&E Spectrum Theatre Company, a student-run theater company, is launching a new show in the coming weeks in reaction to news events that matter to students, such as the death of Michael Brown last...

Chicago activists speak Tuesday during “Breathe-In: The Fight to Breathe,” a panel about activism amid the Black Lives Matter movement. More than 80 Northwestern community members attended the event, which was hosted by the Black People Making History Committee and co-sponsored by the Center for African American History.

Chicago Black Lives Matter activists speak at second ‘breathe-in’ event

February 18, 2015

More than 80 Northwestern community members gathered at Technological Institute on Tuesday to listen to several Chicago activists speak about their work with the Black Lives Matter movement as part of...

Students, faculty form committee for Black Lives Matter movement

February 8, 2015

Students and faculty members have formed a new committee within Northwestern’s Center for African American History to create programming focused on the Black Lives Matter movement. The Black People...

Michelle Alexander, a law professor and civil rights lawyer, speaks to a packed Pick-Staiger Concert Hall about modern racial inequalities in America. Alexander’s speech, which focused particularly on disparities in the criminal justice system, concluded Northwestern’s annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.

Michelle Alexander talks race, criminal justice to cap Northwestern’s MLK celebrations

January 26, 2015

Drawing a standing ovation from a packed audience in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on Monday evening, civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander called on students and the rest of the country to honor Martin...

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