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Black women struggle to find their way in a job world where diversity is under attack
Read full article: Black women struggle to find their way in a job world where diversity is under attackWith attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives raging, Black women looking to climb the corporate ladder face a more hostile landscape than ever.
'Woman King,' Viola Davis and the culmination of a struggle
Read full article: 'Woman King,' Viola Davis and the culmination of a struggleWhen 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 AP Interview: Nikole Hannah-Jones' warning on democracy
Read full article: The AP Interview: Nikole Hannah-Jones' warning on democracyIn 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.
Black students, faculty: UNC needs self-examination on race
Read full article: Black students, faculty: UNC needs self-examination on raceBlack 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.
Philanthropies eagerly back journalist Hannah-Jones
Read full article: Philanthropies eagerly back journalist Hannah-JonesJournalist 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.
Report: University to vote on Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure
Read full article: Report: University to vote on Nikole Hannah-Jones tenureTrustees 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
Read full article: UNC protesters cite ongoing frustrations amid tenure disputeLong-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.
Donor: Concerns over Hannah-Jones prompted emails to UNC
Read full article: Donor: Concerns over Hannah-Jones prompted emails to UNCA 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
Read full article: Trustee: Nonacademic background halted Hannah-Jones tenureThe 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.
Oprah, Lionsgate to help adapt The 1619 Project for film, TV
Read full article: Oprah, Lionsgate to help adapt The 1619 Project for film, TVOprah 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.