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NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES


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Black women struggle to find their way in a job world where diversity is under attack

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With attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives raging, Black women looking to climb the corporate ladder face a more hostile landscape than ever.

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Reparations campaigns get boost from new philanthropic funding

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A new philanthropic funding initiative announced Friday will support campaigns for reparations for Black Americans.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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Prize-winning 1619 Project now coming out in book form

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

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Gordon Wood and Woody Holton clash over past and present

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

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Pandemic fiction: Fall books include stories of the virus

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

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Acclaim, fundraising spread unevenly among Black colleges

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

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

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

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

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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.

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Philanthropies eagerly back journalist Hannah-Jones

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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.

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Tenure struggle ends with Hannah-Jones charting new course

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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.

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UNC trustees OK tenure for journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones

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

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Report: University to vote on Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure

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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.

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UNC protesters cite ongoing frustrations amid tenure dispute

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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.

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Florida bans 'critical race theory' from its classrooms

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

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Donor: Concerns over Hannah-Jones prompted emails to UNC

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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.

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Trustee: Nonacademic background halted Hannah-Jones tenure

Read full article: 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.

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Two books based on '1619 Project' coming out in November

Read full article: 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.

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Hulu to produce, release '1619 Project' documentary series

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

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

Read full article: 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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