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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


Rapper Kweku Collins performs at A&O’s Chicago Benefit on Thursday. A&O chose local talent to “celebrate the Chicago music scene.”

A&O Benefit spotlights local Chicago artists, raises money for Young Chicago Authors

February 22, 2019

Northwestern community members gathered at Evanston SPACE Thursday night to see Chicago artists perform and support the nonprofit Young Chicago Authors at A&O’s third Chicago Benefit. The benefit...

Chicago producer Monte Booker. Booker will co-headline the third Chicago Benefit concert put on by A&O Productions along with Evanston-based rapper and producer Kweku Collins.

Monte Booker, Kweku Collins to co-headline A&O Chicago Benefit

February 13, 2019

Musicians Monte Booker and Kweku Collins will co-headline the third Chicago Benefit concert put on by A&O Productions, according to a Wednesday news release. The show, which will be hosted on Feb....

Kevin Coval, a co-founder of Louder Than a Bomb, speaks at Fisk Hall on Thursday. Coval spoke at an event hosted by Northwestern Community Development Corps that showcased young Chicago-area poets.

Young Chicago-area poets explore violence, inequality at NCDC event

May 27, 2016

Michelle Solayman, a junior at Maine East High School in Park Ridge, said poetry has given her a voice and allowed her to write about the injustices in her community. At an event at Fisk Hall on Thursday,...

Leader in Chicago youth poetry scene speaks at Global Engagement Summit

April 10, 2016

Kevin Coval, a leader in Chicago’s poetry scene, spoke about how hip-hop can inspire and unify the city’s youth during an hour-long talk at the Global Engagement Summit on Friday. Speaking to more...

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