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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


Former mayoral candidate Gary Gaspard speaks at a campaign event. Gaspard, originally from Haiti, said he had tears in his eyes when he heard the president call his country a “shithole.”

Haitians in Evanston dismayed by Trump’s ‘shithole countries’ comment

January 18, 2018

When Gary Gaspard immigrated to Evanston in the 1980s, he started driving a taxi to earn a living. He said he was inspired by the Northwestern students he drove around, and soon earned both undergraduate...

Evanston resident Tania Richard. Richard and her co-host Paul Traynor were invited to present their podcast, Race Bait, at the Chicago Podcast Festival on Oct. 8.

Evanston resident to present podcast series on race at Chicago festival

September 29, 2017

Growing up in an all-white neighborhood in Western Springs, Illinois, Tania Richard said she didn’t embrace her identity as a black woman until her 20s, when she was cast in all-black production at Steppenwolf...

Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. In recent weeks, residents have called for an equity audit and increased diversity at the library.

Evanston Public Library limited by small budget, lack of resources

May 11, 2017

After the recent suspension of popular librarian Lesley Williams — for largely unknown reasons — some residents have called for an equity audit and increased diversity at the Evanston Public Library. The...

A girl stands in front of the main branch of the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. Evanston residents gathered Thursday at a rally to demand an equity audit of the library’s services.

Residents call for library equity audit

May 4, 2017

Evanston residents gathered outside the main branch of the Evanston Public Library on Thursday to demand an equity audit of the library’s services, collections and policies. The crowd of about 20...

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