NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES

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High stars such as Lester Holt and Rachel Maddow didn't appear alongside NBC and MSNBC rank-and-file Guild members who walked off the job Thursday amid a labor dispute.

Hulu last week aired the first two episodes in a mini-series based on the New York Times Magazine's controversial 1619 Project, which has been taught in schools across the country.

Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill want to accelerate a School of Civic Life and Leadership, an idea hailed in some conservative media.

"1619 Project" creator Nikole Hannah-Jones is set to receive over $35,000 just for one Virginia county library speaking engagement next month.

New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke at a “racial healing town hall” Tuesday, taking aim at critics of the controversial 1619 Project on slavery.

The 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones proclaimed that the mini-series based on her magnum opus will premiere on Hulu, touting that they traveled across the country to film it.

"1619 Project" founder Nikole Hannah-Jones declared at a democracy forum on Sunday, “It will always be hard for me to claim any sort of patriotism."

1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones mocked Asian Wave Alliance President Yiatin Chu on Thursday for a tweet about subway safety in New York City.

"1619 Project" creator Nikole Hannah-Jones told MSNBC that Gov. Youngkin, R-Va., is trying to block true history by outlawing Critical Race Theory in public schools.

Former President Barack Obama praised 1619 Project author Nikole Hannah-Jones on the opening of her Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University on Tuesday.

The controversial writer who reframed American history around the slave trade spoke at an Arlington Public Library event that touted itself around the idea of 'freedom to read.'

When Viola Davis, sculpted and hardened from months of training, first stood in the full garb of the Agojie warrior women, with her bare feet in the African sand, it was the culmination of not just the years-long push to make “The Woman King,” but of a lifelong battle.

The flagship school of North Carolina's university system announced Friday that it has reached a settlement with the journalist who ultimately shunned the school in an extended dispute over tenure and joined a historically Black university. David Boliek, chairman of the Board of Trustees at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the settlement with Nikole Hannah-Jones was for less than $75,000 and was approved by school Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, news outlets reported.

Anyone 13 and older can access some of the commonly banned books through the library's app. The Brooklyn Public Library has also launched a similar initiative.

Wells, a journalist and one of the founders of NAACP, earned a posthumous Pulitzer citation in 2020.

In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Pulitzer Prize-winning Black journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones said she is clear-eyed about her mission to force a reckoning around the nation’s self-image.

Nikole Hannah-Jones says the contributions of Black people are often left out of the American story. Her mission is to reframe U.S. history through the lens of slavery.

Until and unless we see systemic change to properly desegregate our children’s schools and un-whitewash the curriculum, we need to fill the gaps ourselves.

Books 1619 Project This combination photo shows cover art for "The 1619 Project: Born On the Water" based on a student's family tree assignment, with words by Hannah-Jones and Renee Watson and illustrations by Nikkolas Smith, left, and "The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story". Two bills passed in Texas specifically mention the 1619 project. “When you look at the current movement about critical race theory, you can see some of its origins in the fight over the 1619 project,” Friedman says. “It's just such an amazing part of this book,” Hannah-Jones says of the poems and prose fiction. “The 1619 Project” book already has reached the top 100 on the bestseller lists of Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com.

It began as a prize-winning magazine issue and became a cultural flashpoint, and now “The 1619 Project” is coming out as a book.

They are two prominent historians with very different views of the past — and the present.

(Viking Books), "Winter Recipes from the Collective: Poems" by Louise Glück, releasing Oct. 20. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), "Silverview," a novel by John le Carré, releasing Oct. 12. (Pantheon), and "The Lincoln Highway," a novel by Amor Towles releasing Oct. 5. (Ballantine), "Going There," a memoir by Katie Couric, releasing Oct. 26. ( Little, Brown and Company), "Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me," a memoir by Janie Foxx, releasing Oct. 19.

The fall book season will be packed with new works by such high-profile authors as Jonathan Franzen, Sally Rooney and Colson Whitehead.

(Viking Books), "Winter Recipes from the Collective: Poems" by Louise Glück, releasing Oct. 20. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), "Silverview," a novel by John le Carré, releasing Oct. 12. (Pantheon), and "The Lincoln Highway," a novel by Amor Towles releasing Oct. 5. (Ballantine), "Going There," a memoir by Katie Couric, releasing Oct. 26. ( Little, Brown and Company), "Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me," a memoir by Janie Foxx, releasing Oct. 19.

(Viking Books), "Winter Recipes from the Collective: Poems" by Louise Glück, releasing Oct. 20. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), "Silverview," a novel by John le Carré, releasing Oct. 12. (Pantheon), and "The Lincoln Highway," a novel by Amor Towles releasing Oct. 5. (Ballantine), "Going There," a memoir by Katie Couric, releasing Oct. 26. ( Little, Brown and Company), "Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me," a memoir by Janie Foxx, releasing Oct. 19.

In the aftermath of the heavily publicized Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure controversy, emails released by UNC-Chapel Hill reveal the extent to which wealthy donor Walter Hussman labored behind the scenes to dissuade university officials from offering the acclaimed journalist a tenure package. In a series of four November 2020 emails to Board of Trustees member Kelly […]

As one of the most prominent journalists in America, Nikole Hannah-Jones has been both admired and scorned. A clue to her unapologetic motivation can be found on Twitter.

In a draft of a letter, the faculty members say a process should be developed to gather more input into values that represent the school instead of a donor.

In the July 14 letter, Hussman, who has pledged $25 million to the journalism school, said he wanted to “set the record straight regarding the Knight Chair.”

Howard University students and faculty welcome Nikole Hannah-Jones, believing she will benefit both the university and the journalism she fights for.

Two high-profile faculty appointments this week could be a fundraising and enrollment bonanza for Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious Black colleges. As a rule, Black colleges also haven't had the fundraising ability of other universities. The cumulative endowment for all historical Black colleges through 2019 was a little more than $3.9 billion. That aid package will send roughly $2.6 billion to historically Black colleges, although the U.S. Department of Education has not yet announced how it will allocate the money. Student debt is a significant drag on graduates of historically Black colleges, and administrators say it hurts enrollment.

Two high-profile faculty appointments this week could be a fundraising and enrollment bonanza for Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious Black colleges. As a rule, Black colleges also haven't had the fundraising ability of other universities. The cumulative endowment for all historical Black colleges through 2019 was a little more than $3.9 billion. That aid package will send roughly $2.6 billion to historically Black colleges, although the U.S. Department of Education has not yet announced how it will allocate the money. Student debt is a significant drag on graduates of historically Black colleges, and administrators say it hurts enrollment.

One of the nation's most prestigious historically Black colleges got a major publicity boost recently when it announced two high-profile faculty hires.

At historically black colleges and universities, Hannah-Jones' decision is being celebrated as an important step toward redefining which schools should be considered among the most prestigious.

Arkansas published Walter Hussman’s actions at UNC, have diminished the journalism school that bears his name. (Letters to the Editor)

Some faculty want the donor’s name removed

Howard University Tenure Dispute FILE - In this July 6, 2021, file photo with the Founders Library in the background, people walk along the Howard University campus in Washington. But then again, Howard University has never exactly been low-profile. “Howard University has been on that caravan for social justice for about 154 years,” Frederick said in an interview. Vice President Harris returned to Howard days after the hirings were announced. Like Harris, Burke came from Northern California to attend Howard, and she served as a legislative fellow in Harris' office when she was a senator.

With the surprise twin hiring of two of the country’s most prominent writers on race, Howard University in Washington, D.

From a battle to establish a Black cultural center on campus to the fallout of Silent Sam, racial conflict is not new to UNC-Chapel Hill

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The journalist will take her talents to Howard University

For years, Black students and faculty at UNC have expressed frustration with the way they are treated, from disproportionate scrutiny by campus police to the dearth of Black professors and staff. “Right now, the relationship between the University of North Carolina and its Black students, faculty and staff is broken,” said Jaci Field, advocacy committee co-chair of the Carolina Black Caucus, a faculty group. Many centered on eliminating structural barriers Black students face, such as formalizing access to resources that many only learn about through word of mouth. “It is hypocritical for this university to claim that Black lives matter, while disregarding the pain they have caused their own Black students and faculty,” said Julia Clark, vice president of the Black Student Movement. But Black faculty and students say promises without action will not be enough.

For years, Black students and faculty at UNC have expressed frustration with the way they are treated, from disproportionate scrutiny by campus police to the dearth of Black professors and staff. “Right now, the relationship between the University of North Carolina and its Black students, faculty and staff is broken,” said Jaci Field, advocacy committee co-chair of the Carolina Black Caucus, a faculty group. Many centered on eliminating structural barriers Black students face, such as formalizing access to resources that many only learn about through word of mouth. “It is hypocritical for this university to claim that Black lives matter, while disregarding the pain they have caused their own Black students and faculty,” said Julia Clark, vice president of the Black Student Movement. But Black faculty and students say promises without action will not be enough.

Black students and faculty at the University of North Carolina say the handling of the Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure case is yet another example of the institution’s failure to welcome and support scholars and students of color.

On Tuesday, Howard University made two high-profile hires, welcoming journalists Ta-Nehisi Coates and Nikole Hannah-Jones to its faculty.

After her grueling tenure fight, Hannah-Jones says it may be hard to have the society at a school named after a man “who seems to be in opposition to the very reason that we exist.”

Backed by charitable donations, Hannah-Jones announced a center at Howard University to foster diversity in journalism.

Backed by $20 million in donations, Hannah-Jones announced Tuesday that she will establish the Center for Journalism and Democracy at Howard to increase diversity in journalism. Backed by $20 million in donations, Hannah-Jones announced Tuesday that she will establish the Center for Journalism and Democracy at Howard to increase diversity in journalism. “It is important in a democracy like America, that journalism reflects America,” said Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. At Howard, Hannah-Jones has “accepted something that is more meaningful and more valuable to her. The Knight Foundation does not plan to cut ties with the school, despite the controversy surrounding her extended tenure fight, which was marked by allegations of racism and a conservative backlash to her work.

Backed by $20 million in donations, Hannah-Jones announced Tuesday that she will establish the Center for Journalism and Democracy at Howard to increase diversity in journalism. Backed by $20 million in donations, Hannah-Jones announced Tuesday that she will establish the Center for Journalism and Democracy at Howard to increase diversity in journalism. “It is important in a democracy like America, that journalism reflects America,” said Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. At Howard, Hannah-Jones has “accepted something that is more meaningful and more valuable to her. The Knight Foundation does not plan to cut ties with the school, despite the controversy surrounding her extended tenure fight, which was marked by allegations of racism and a conservative backlash to her work.

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is using major philanthropic donors to build her future as a tenured professor at Howard University, just as other major donors sought to stymie the Pulitzer Prize-winning Black investigative reporter at the University of North Carolina.

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones used major philanthropic donors to build her future as a tenured professor at Howard University, just as other major donors sought to stymie the Pulitzer Prize-winning Black investigative reporter at the University of North Carolina. Backed by $20 million in donations, Hannah-Jones announced Tuesday the establishment of the Center for Journalism and Democracy at Howard to increase diversity in journalism. “How could I believe I’d be able to exert academic freedom with the school’s largest donor so willing to disparage me publicly and attempt to pull the strings behind the scenes?” Hannah-Jones wrote in a statement.

APTOPIX Tenure Dispute Slavery Project Nikole Hannah-Jones is interviewed at her home in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure. Nikole Hannah-Jones will instead accept a chaired professorship at Howard University, a historically Black school in Washington, D.C. Numerous professors and alumni voiced frustration, and Black students and faculty questioned during protests whether the predominantly white university values them. Hannah-Jones’ tenure application was submitted to UNC's trustees last year, but it was halted after a board member who vets the appointments raised questions about her nonacademic background.

Actions that the UNC Black Student Movement and the Carolina Black Caucus, among others, are calling for in Chapel Hill.

“We completely understand the choice not to come to work at an institution that willfully disrespects you at every turn.”

Tenure Dispute Slavery Project FILE - In this May 21, 2016, file photo, Nikole Hannah-Jones attends the 75th annual Peabody Awards Ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. The investigative journalist says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure. Numerous professors and alumni voiced frustration, and Black students and faculty questioned during protests whether the school values them. Then last week, amid mounting pressure, the trustee board finally took up her submission and voted to offer her tenure. Hussman, whose name adorns the UNC journalism school after he pledged a $25 million donation, didn't immediately reply to a message seeking comment.

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke exclusively to "CBS This Morning" in her first interview since she was approved for tenure by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke exclusively to "CBS This Morning" in her first interview since she was approved for tenure by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure.

Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have approved tenure for Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Trustees of North Carolina's flagship public university are going to meet behind closed doors amid intense criticism of their decision not to offer tenure to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Long-standing grievances over the treatment of Black students, faculty and staff at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have reemerged in light of the controversy over investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Florida has become the latest state to ban “critical race theory” from its public schools.

A major University of North Carolina donor whose name is on its journalism school says he is curious about how much research went into the selection of Nikole Hannah-Jones to join the faculty.

The chairman of the University of North Carolina's board of trustees says investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’ tenure application was halted because she didn’t come from a traditional academic background.

Two books based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project” will be released this fall, with contributions from Jesmyn Ward, Jason Reynolds, Ibram X.

Hulu will produce a documentary series based on “The 1619 Project.”.

Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate are partnering with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to adapt the The New York Times recent project examining the legacy of slavery for film and television. Lionsgate said Wednesday that it will work alongside The 1619 Project architect Hannah-Jones to develop a multi-media history of slavery and its effects in America for a worldwide audience. The 1619 Project launched in August 2019 in an issue of The New York Times Magazine to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to the American continent. Hannah-Jones will be a creative leader and producer in developing films, TV series, documentaries and more inspired by the reporting. The 1619 Project is also being adapted into a series of books.