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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Medill interim Dean Charles Whitaker (left), Kevin Willmott (middle) and Ron Stallsworth (right) speak in the Ryan Family Auditorium. The film and memoir “BlacKkKlansman” are based on Stallworth’s own experiences.

Scriptwriting, politics and race discussed at BlacKkKlansman Q&A

May 20, 2019

“BlacKkKlansman” screenwriter Kevin Willmott and Ron Stallworth, the retired police officer the film is based on, discussed the Academy award-winning film on Sunday. The panel followed a screening...

John David Washington stars as Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman.”

Spike Lee infiltrates patriotic epics with a bold, unapologetic approach

February 13, 2019

“BlacKkKlansman” begins with a coup de grâce. We hear a staccato drum cadence over the opening credits, the sort that invokes “Apollo 13”; “Forrest Gump”; the entirety of Michael Bay’s...

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