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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


Closson: Black arts on campus deserve more awareness, recognition

April 18, 2017

Earlier this month, Barry Jenkins, director of Academy Award-winning film “Moonlight,” spoke on campus, drawing a packed audience and sparking conversation about the importance of diverse storytelling...

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...

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Ta-Nehisi Coates to speak at Northwestern

October 5, 2015

Award-winning journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will speak at Northwestern on Oct. 24 in Cahn Auditorium. Coates' already sold-out talk will kick off the annual two-week Chicago Humanities Festival at...

Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses segregational housing practices in the U.S. at Loyola University Chicago. The Atlantic writer visited the campus Tuesday, where he was the keynote speaker on “The Case for Reparations: A University Response.”

Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses need for reparations for black Americans

March 31, 2015

CHICAGO — Ta-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, spoke about institutionalized racism against black Americans on Tuesday at Loyola University Chicago. Several Northwestern students...

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