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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

A head shot of Karen Singer in a green sweater standing in front of a brick wall.

Preparing for retirement, Karen Singer reflects on 18 years of leadership, expansion at YWCA Evanston/North Shore

May 19, 2022

Content warning: This article contains mention of domestic abuse and anti-Black hate crimes.  When Karen Singer started working as YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s interim executive director in August...

A crowd of people stand along Ridge Avenue during the annual YWCA Stand Against Racism holding signs.

Evanston residents take a Stand Against Racism with YWCA

April 29, 2022

Crowds of Evanston residents lined Ridge Avenue Thursday morning for YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s annual Stand Against Racism campaign.  Starting at 10:30 a.m., community members holding signs with...

A sign of YWCA Evanston/North Shore

YWCA’s Equity in Evanston project provides roadmap to advance equity

May 28, 2021

When Tiffany McDowell was hired at the YWCA Evanston/North Shore in September 2018 to lead the organization’s new Equity Institute, she said no one had a clear picture of what equity could look like...

Evonda Thomas-Smith is on the right side of the Zoom screen, wearing a pink and white shirt. On the left is a black presentation slide with white text that says “Racism: A Public Health Crisis.”

Evonda Thomas-Smith discusses health inequities, systemic racism at YWCA webinar

April 27, 2021

In order to address health inequities, communities must address structural and social racism and determinants of health, Evanston’s former director of Health and Human Services Evonda Thomas-Smith said...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th). Simmons participated in a conversation surrounding racial healing and reparations on Tuesday.

YWCA talks racial healing and reparations

January 20, 2021

If justice is never attained, repeated cycles of racial reconciliation are a “twisted form of entertainment” at the expense of Black people, Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said during a virtual discussion...

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