The Evanstonian

By Grant Williams-Yackel

The conversation that needs to happen before equity can be attained

Grant Williams-Yackel, Guest Opinion Writer • May 24, 2018

Red, white and blue can- dies sparkled in a miniature plastic gumball machine centered on a wide wooden table. I took my seat in Dr. Eric Witherspoon’s office and glanced upward at the floor to...

New equity initiative aims at cultural shift for black male students

Trinity Collins, Grant Williams-Yackel, Harrison Witt and Onyx York • May 24, 2018

The administration implemented a new initiative, initially using the phrase “the year of the black male,” in order to shift environmental factors detrimental to black male achievement. Announcing...