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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


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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...

Robin DiAngelo, author of “White Fragility.” DiAngelo said white people should acknowledge their implicit racism at a Friday Family Action Network Q&A.

“White Fragility” author talks systemic racism, white humility at Family Action Network Q&A

June 14, 2020

By denying their implicit racism, white progressives inflict the most daily harm upon black people, said “White Fragility” author Robin DiAngelo in a Friday Q&A. “Racism is the system,”...

Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown. Brown’s event will focus on creating success from each individual’s unique traits.

Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown to speak at ETHS

November 28, 2018

Social worker, television personality, activist and father — these are all words that come to mind when thinking about Karamo Brown, resident culture expert and core member of the “Fab Five” on Netflix’s...

Author Julie Lythcott-Haims discusses her experience growing up biracial in the United States. Lythcott-Haims, who identifies as black, said blackness is a combination of ancestry and consciousness.

California author talks growing up biracial in America at ETHS event

November 14, 2017

Julie Lythcott-Haims said she spent much of her life trying not to be black. She said she vividly remembers the first time she was called the N-word as a teenager. She was serving as the student body...

Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses white supremacy and writing at a Wednesday event. The event, hosted at Evanston Township High School, was moderated by ETHS Principal Marcus Campbell.

Ta-Nehisi Coates comes to ETHS, urges country to confront its past

October 18, 2017

Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates said at a Wednesday discussion that the first step in dismantling white supremacy is through truthful representation of history. At a public event hosted by Evanston...

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