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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


Dino Robinson talks at NCDC dialogue Monday about sundown towns in Illinois, redlining in Evanston and housing segregation at Northwestern.

NCDC hosts dialogue on Evanston’s relationship with Northwestern, history of segregation

November 12, 2019

The word “community” means more than just what can be found on Northwestern’s campus, Dino Robinson said during an Evanston and Northwestern community dinner Monday. The dinner, titled “Northwestern...

Abigail Hernandez and Hector Baez pose with their six months old daughter Daenerys at Project Pumpkin on Tuesday. Hernandez lives in downtown Chicago and said Project Pumpkin is a much safer alternative to typical Halloween festivities.

Local youth trick-or-treat at annual NCDC event, Project Pumpkin

October 29, 2019

Costumed children roamed Norris University Center Tuesday evening, carrying bags of candy as they passed by inflatable Halloween-themed animals and cobwebbed walls. About 800 children from Evanston...

Jahmal Cole, the founder of civic education nonprofit My Block, My Hood, My City. Cole spoke about his experiences and the work of his nonprofit at a Wednesday event organized by Northwestern Community Development Corps.

Nonprofit founder Jahmal Cole encourages students to step outside their comfort zones at NCDC event

February 14, 2019

Northwestern students should leave Evanston and broaden their perspectives on Chicago communities, Jahmal Cole, the founder of the civic education nonprofit My Block, My Hood, My City said at a Wednesday...

Poet Eve Ewing speaks to students at a Northwestern Community Development Core event in Lutkin Hall on Tuesday. Ewing discussed how her poetry relates to social issues, including education and racial discrimination.

Chicago poet speaks about relationship between work, social issues

November 14, 2017

Poet Eve Ewing read her work to students Tuesday while explaining how it interacts with social issues and hopes to create safe spaces for people to share their stories. Ewing –– a sociologist, educator,...

Chicago hip-hop artist Jamila Woods performs at an event hosted by Northwestern Community Development Corps in Fisk Hall on Wednesday. Woods was part of a panel that discussed hip-hop and social activism.

Chicago hip-hop artists, activists discuss role of hip-hop music in activism

May 25, 2017

Prominent black Chicago hip-hop artists and activists said during an event Wednesday that black women should engage in activism through art as it promotes the liberation of people of color. The panelists...

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