'1619 Project' Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones Considers Legal Action Over UNC Tenure Denial
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"I am obligated to fight back against a wave of anti-democratic suppression that seeks to ... silence Black voices and chill free speech," the journalist...
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of The New York Times’ “1619 Project,” said she is considering legal action against the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill after she wasn’t offered tenure for her new position with the school. “I had no desire to bring turmoil or a political firestorm to the university that I love, but I am obligated to fight back against a wave of anti-democratic suppression that seeks to prohibit the free exchange of ideas, silence Black voices and chill free speech,” Hannah-Jones said in a statement Friday. UNC announced in April that the prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist would join the university’s Hussman journalism school as the Knight chair in race and investigative journalism, a position held by someone recognized as a highly respected news leader who brings “insights about journalism and [supports] elevating it in the academy.” Hannah-Jones previously created the “1619 Project,” which examined anti-Black racism and the legacy of slavery in America today. She is also the co-founder of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, a trade organization dedicated to supporting journalists of color.
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