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

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Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on Tuesday. Coates and Prof. Mary Pattillo discussed a range of topics, from politics to race to literature, at an event organized by the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series.

Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses Trump, race in America

January 31, 2017

In front of a packed audience at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates called Donald Trump’s presidency the “clearest evidence of white supremacy” in America during a talk Tuesday night. Coates,...

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Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates coming to speak at Northwestern

January 4, 2017

Award-winning writer and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will speak at Northwestern on Jan. 31 at an event hosted by the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series. Coates, who is a national correspondent for...

Martha Biondi discusses the role police brutality plays in mass incarceration. Biondi spoke as part of a panel hosted by Unshackle NU.

Unshackle NU panel discusses mass incarceration, effects on communities

February 9, 2016

The United States’ mass incarceration illustrates the many ways racism persists in this country, panelists said at an event hosted by Unshackle NU on Monday night in Harris Hall. Panelists discussed...

Medill junior Mallory Busch, a former Daily staffer, argues in favor of a U.S.-based Social Inequalities and Diversities requirement. A forum was held Monday for students to provide input on the proposed academic requirement.

Students speak in favor of US-centric diversity academic requirement

February 24, 2015

Medill junior Mallory Busch’s older brothers told her it was easier to get a job in America if she wasn't white, she said Monday in a forum about the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences' potential...

Northwestern’s first Social Justice Week to debut Monday

May 12, 2013

Northwestern's inaugural Social Justice Week kicks off Monday, bringing together 11 student groups for discussions on issues such as sexual assault in the military and public housing in Chicago. “There...

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