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Center for Black Studies celebrates 50 years February 4, 2021 DeKALB – In the midst of the Civil Rights Movement in 1968, when leaders who fought for racial justice such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated, students sought action from university officials for racial equality.  “The atmosphere on campus was all about correction for students wanting universities in general to at least begin addressing some of the issues that were happening nationwide,â�...

When I first arrived at the Northern Star newsroom during my first year at NIU, I was one of the only Black students in the office. Today, I still am, but now as the only person of color serving as an editor at the organization. I had thought about leaving the Star to focus more...