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

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Evanston residents discuss book on historical black figures

January 6, 2015

Evanston residents gathered at the Evanston Public Library on Tuesday to discuss the book “A Dreadful Deceit: The Myth of Race From the Colonial Era to Obama’s America" by historian and UT Austin professor...

Local professor Joan Marie Johnson speaks to Evanston residents about perspectives not included in the bestselling novel “The Help.” The history professor talked about black female activists, including Rosa Parks and and Septima Clark.

History professor discusses missing perspectives in ‘The Help’

November 9, 2014

A history professor spoke to more than 30 people at the Evanston Public Library on Sunday about the experiences and perspectives author Kathryn Stockett left out of her bestselling novel "The Help." Joan...

Evanston Public Library holds first LGBTQ book discussion

October 15, 2014

The Evanston Public Library launched Tuesday its monthly LGBTQ book meetings, which aim to discuss the relationship between books, their authors and the LGBTQ community. Greg Salustro, the former chair...

Evanston Public Library reinstates canceled book talk after accusations of censorship

August 4, 2014

The Evanston Public Library has reinstated a Palestinian-American author’s book talk just days after a controversial decision to cancel it. Author and activist Ali Abunimah will speak at the library...

Darlene Clark Hine, professor of African American studies and history, gives a talk on her book “The Black Chicago Renaissance”  at Evanston Public Library on Thursday evening. Hine discussed a Chicago cultural movement in the 20th century that rivaled the Harlem Renaissance in significance.

Northwestern prof discusses black Chicago renaissance

April 25, 2014

As part of an initiative to expand programming on African American history beyond February, the Evanston Public Library hosted a Northwestern professor on Thursday night to discuss the little-known “Black...

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