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Viewers blast controversial Hulu special '1619 Project': 'Fan fiction history'

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.

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UNC trustees’ push for ‘School of Civic Life and Leadership’ alarms some faculty

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.

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Virginia library paying '1619 Project' creator $35,350 for 'hour-long' speech on controversial work

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

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Nikole Hannah-Jones lashes out at critics during MSNBC 'racial healing' townhall: 'I'm glad they're scared'

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.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones announces premiere of 1619 Project docuseries on Hulu: ‘SO proud of this work’

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.

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1619 Project founder admits ‘It will always be hard for me to claim any sort of patriotism’ because of slavery

"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."

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Nikole Hannah-Jones challenges New York City mom's subway concerns under Hochul

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.

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'1619 Project' creator claims Gov. Youngkin blocking CRT in schools to 'protect feelings of White children'

"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.

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Obama praises 1619 Project's Nikole Hannah-Jones’ new journalism center: ‘Our democracy will be better for it’

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.

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NY Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones slams US as ‘one of the most unequal societies in the history of the world’

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.'

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'Woman King,' Viola Davis and the culmination of a struggle

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.

UNC-Chapel Hill settles with Hannah-Jones in tenure flap

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.

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New York Public Library makes banned books available for free

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.

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New Barbie to honor journalist and activist Ida B. Wells

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

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The AP Interview: Nikole Hannah-Jones' warning on democracy

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.

'1619 Project' journalist says Black people shouldn't be an asterisk in U.S. history

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.

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If your schools won’t teach anti-racism, start at home

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.

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Prize-winning 1619 Project now coming out in book form

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

Gordon Wood and Woody Holton clash over past and present

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

Pandemic fiction: Fall books include stories of the virus

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

UNC Emails: ‘Who Are You Going to Believe: Abraham Lincoln or Nikole Hannah-Jone

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 […]

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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones​ on Ida B. Wells' impact and legacy

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.

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UNC journalism faculty express dismay over prominent display of Hussman’s ‘core values’

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.

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Hussman’s letter to UNC chancellor on Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure debate

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.”

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Howard-bound Nikole Hannah-Jones plans to 'even the playing field' for HBCUs. Here's how

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

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Acclaim, fundraising spread unevenly among Black colleges

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

Nikole Hannah-Jones Chose Howard Over UNC. HBCUs Hope It's The Start Of A New Era

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.

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UNC journalism school faculty and alumni should demand removal of Hussman’s name

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

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Hussman’s gift lifted UNC’s school of journalism. Now it weighs on it

Some faculty want the donor’s name removed

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With Harris and Hannah-Jones, Howard University is on a roll

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

‘Deja vu’: The Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure controversy rings familiar for some at UNC

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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What’s next for UNC after Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure dispute?

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The 44 Percent: Miami kidnapping 100 years later, Haiti president killed & Lovecraft Country

Just offering a friendly reminder that burnout is real.

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Hannah-Jones is right. Go where you’re wanted and let UNC address why she isn’t there.

The journalist will take her talents to Howard University

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Black students, faculty: UNC needs self-examination on race

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.

Howard University lands Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates on the same day

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

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Will the Ida B. Wells Society co-founded by Nikole Hannah-Jones stay on UNC-CH campus?

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.”

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Philanthropies pledge $20 million to support Pulitzer-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones

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

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Philanthropies eagerly back journalist Hannah-Jones

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.

Philanthropies eagerly back journalist Hannah-Jones

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.

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How Nikole Hannah-Jones and UNC’s Black community say school can begin to fix things

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

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Nikole Hannah-Jones tells UNC no thanks and social media responds with support, sadness

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

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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC job after tenure controversy

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.

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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC job after tenure controversy

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.

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Hussman faculty: Racism and reactionary politics kept Nikole Hannah-Jones from joining UNC

“While disappointed, we are not surprised.”

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Hussman faculty: Racism and reactionary politics kept Nikole Hannah-Jones from joining UNC

“While disappointed, we are not surprised.”

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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC job after tenure controversy

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.

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After Tenure Controversy, Nikole Hannah-Jones Will Join Howard Faculty Instead Of UNC

The news is a blow to UNC, which has had its reputation damaged by its trustees reluctance to grant tenure to Hannah-Jones. Howard also announced writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will join its faculty.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Chooses Howard Over UNC-Chapel Hill

She called it “a very difficult decision, not a decision I wanted to make.”

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NYT writer Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC offer after tenure fight, will create journalism center at Howard

Nikole Hannah-Jones said that she had denied a tenure offer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and will join the faculty at Howard University.

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NYT writer Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC offer after tenure fight, will create journalism center at Howard

Nikole Hannah-Jones said that she had denied a tenure offer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and will join the faculty at Howard University.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC tenure offer, takes Howard University job

Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC tenure offer, takes Howard University job

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Tenure struggle ends with Hannah-Jones charting new course

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.

Nikole Hannah-Jones chooses Howard over UNC-Chapel Hill

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the journalism school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure there, and instead will take a tenured position at Howard University. UNC initially offered her a job without tenure after a board member challenged her teaching credentials, provoking weeks of tension. The whole situation was too much, Hannah-Jones explained as she announced her decision Tuesday on “CBS This Morning.”

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Nikole Hannah-Jones will be on Tuesday’s ‘CBS This Morning.’ Will she talk about UNC?

After the UNC Board of Trustees reversed course and offered tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones last week, the NYT Magazine journalist appeared unsure whether she would take the job.

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New trustees join UNC board. Will they bring the more diverse ideas students want?

Student activists say the disconnect between the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees and the student body goes deeper than the board’s makeup.

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UNC still expects Hannah-Jones, who says she’s figuring out ‘the best way forward’

Dean Susan King said “nothing has changed” in regard to Nikole Hannah-Jones joining the faculty. A student says, “The big question that we all have now is if she’s going to come.”

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UNC still expects Hannah-Jones, who says she’s figuring out ‘the best way forward’

Dean Susan King said “nothing has changed” in regard to Nikole Hannah-Jones joining the faculty. A student says, “The big question that we all have now is if she’s going to come.”

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UNC trustees approve tenure for journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones after students removed from meeting area

One student said she was manhandled by a campus police officer trying to get her out of the ballroom where the meeting was held.

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UNC gives Hannah-Jones tenure. Now comes the hard part.

Can UNC reverse the damage done to its reputation?

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UNC trustees OK tenure for journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones

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

Report: University to vote on Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure

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.

UNC protesters cite ongoing frustrations amid tenure dispute

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 bans 'critical race theory' from its classrooms

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

Donor: Concerns over Hannah-Jones prompted emails to UNC

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.

Trustee: Nonacademic background halted Hannah-Jones tenure

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 '1619 Project' coming out in November

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 to produce, release '1619 Project' documentary series

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

Oprah, Lionsgate to help adapt The 1619 Project for film, TV

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.

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