Race Against Hate a Success

The Ricky Byrdsong Race Against Hate brought out a record number of people this year and raised $130,000. The event honors the late Northwestern basketball coach who was killed in a hate crime in July 1999. Over 4,000 runners and walkers participated in the 5k, 10k, or youth mile. With 44 sponsors and 300 volunteers, […]

by Lauren Neuschel

Ricky Byrdsong Race Against Hate

On a summer night in 1999, Ricky Byrdsong, an African-American men’s basketball coach at Northwestern, was walking with two of his children down a residential street in Skokie when he was shot and killed by a self-proclaimed white supremacist. A well-known and beloved public figure, Ricky Byrdsong’s murder shocked the community and served as a […]

by Lauren Heist