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

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McSA speakers discuss faith, social activism

November 7, 2014

About 150 people filled Harris Hall on Thursday night for the Muslim-cultural Student Association’s fall speaker event, during which two guest lecturers discussed the overlap between social justice...

Myrlie Evers-Williams delivers the concluding keynote address for Northwestern’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration Monday evening. Evers-Williams is a civil rights activist and former chairperson of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Former chair of NAACP closes MLK celebration with keynote address

January 27, 2014

To end a week of commemoration for Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activist and author Myrlie Evers-Williams delivered a keynote address Monday, stressing the importance of King's legacy and commenting...

Zaheer Ali, who was part of the Malcolm X project at Columbia University, speaks with (from left) Loyola Prof. Kim Searcy and Evanston resident Eric Basir.

Cultural groups host speaker to focus on Muslims’ role in society

February 20, 2013

Northwestern’s black and Muslim student organizations collaborated Wednesday night to highlight the role of Muslims in American society and their similarities with other ethnicities. As a part of...

President Barack Obama speaks Friday at Chicago's Hyde Park Academy. Obama stressed the importance of strong families as a component of reducing gun violence in America.

President Obama visits Chicago, addresses gun violence with calls for economic and community growth

February 16, 2013

CHICAGO — President Barack Obama returned to his South Side roots Friday, calling economic opportunity and community development crucial in keeping children safe from gun violence. After much cheering,...

Letter to the Editor: Column misses the mark on affirmative action

October 17, 2012

Dear Daily Northwestern and Sydney Zink, I was all-together concerned and dismayed by the con opinion of the affirmative action case. While the pro opinion laid out clear facts and points of opinion...

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