As actress Anna Deavere Smith interviewed a series of people for a research project regarding the systematic oppression of minorities within the education and criminal justice system, she was inspired...

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,...

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...

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’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...