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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


Activists, nonprofits, black businesses, politicians, dancers, musicians and poets unite to celebrate Juneteenth

Activists, nonprofits, black businesses, politicians, dancers, musicians and poets unite to celebrate Juneteenth

June 21, 2020

Local politicians, community activists, poets, dancers and musicians joined together Friday to celebrate Juneteenth. The virtual event was streamed by over 3,000 people.  Kemone Hendricks planned...

Kemone Hendricks, the organizer of Evanston’s Juneteenth celebration, is gearing up for the event Friday with pop-up stores outside black-owned businesses.

Kemone Hendricks partners with local businesses to celebrate Juneteenth

June 16, 2020

In the lead-up to the city’s virtual Juneteenth celebration, organizer Kemone Hendricks hosted pop-up shops outside black-owned businesses to raise funds for the event. Hendricks, the founder of Evanston...

Reverend Eddie P. Reeves recites Martin Luther King Jr.s “I Have a Dream” speech. Evanston residents gathered at the Evanston Public Library for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration

Evanston Public Library remembers Martin Luther King Jr. through literature

January 21, 2019

The Evanston Public Library remained open on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday to give families an opportunity to remember the civil rights leader through literature. Over 50 Evanston residents...

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