MLK

Zou: Why Be a Radical?

January 7, 2020

Martin Luther King Jr. was, without a doubt, a radical. Not only was King a socialist, desiring the “radical redistribution of economic and political power,” but King also recognized the role of violence...

MLK day celebrations call for equality, unity in Evanston

January 21, 2019

Evanston community members called for equality and unity at an event on Saturday, as the city celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with performances and speeches at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center. The...

Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis to speak at ETHS

August 25, 2016

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) will speak next week at Evanston Township High School about his trilogy of graphic novels focused on his experiences as a longtime civil rights activist. The novels,...

Distinguished civil rights activist Diane Nash to address Northwestern

December 4, 2015

Distinguished civil rights activist and movement leader Diane Nash will address Northwestern on Jan. 25 in honor of the late humanitarian, Martin Luther King Jr. Nash, a co-founder of the Student Nonviolent...

Center for Civic Engagement plans tour of King’s Chicago history

February 5, 2015

Northwestern’s Center for Civic Engagement will host a program exploring the work of Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago as an opportunity to celebrate Black History Month. The program, called "MLK...

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