Have you ever wondered how deep the roots of African American history and literature go? We are also privileged to have Nicole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, share her journey and personal connection to Black history. She also reads an impactful excerpt from her work and stresses preserving Black history. Moderated by […]
Spelman College, the historically Black women’s liberal arts college located in Atlanta, Georgia, has announced its keynote speaker and honorary degree recipient for the 2023 Commencement Ceremony. Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, will address the graduating class on as the […]
Beautiful Black folks dressed to the nines, socializing, eating hors d’oeuvres and drinking fabulous cocktails — a lavish scene with New York City as the background, framed by large floor-to-ceiling windows of the venue. For a select few in attendance, this luxe celebration was earned through many years of hard work, leadership, setbacks and even […]
Renowned journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has broken her silence after denying a tenured position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, citing the immense effort and toll the experience took on her to receive it. “I was so excited to have the opportunity to engage with students the way that my professors engaged with […]
After a hard-fought, controversial battle with the University of North Carolina ending with a tenure offer last week for Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and “1619 Project” creator Nikole Hannah-Jones, she’s taking her talents elsewhere. Hannah-Jones will be joining the faculty at Howard University, as the newly created Knight Chair in Race and Journalism in the university’s […]
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones was denied tenure at North Carolina University accepted a 5-year contact for a professorship that usually comes with tenure. However, the UNC Black Caucus says Black faculty and graduate students are reacting to the decision by planning to leave the university. On June 16 the caucus a membership group for Black faculty, […]
“I am incredibly saddened to hear that 70% of my Black colleagues are looking to leave the university. If this happens, our community will be devastated, and we will all be gravely diminished. These are my UNC family members and they are hurting. We have clearly failed them,” Shayna Hill, chair of the UNC Employee […]
In response to The Assembly’s article, Hussman said he never pressured anyone from UNC to deny Hannah-Jones tenure. “I feel, as a donor, I should have absolutely nothing to do with the hiring or firing of anybody on the faculty,” he said. “It’s not my decision, but I think I’d be kind of derelict in […]