Nikole Hannah-Jones | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Hannah-Jones in 2018 | |
| Born | Nikole Sheri Hannah April 9, 1976 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Known for | Investigative journalism, activism |
| Spouse | Faraji Hannah-Jones |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship (2017) Pulitzer Prize (2020) |
Nikole Sheri Hannah-Jones (born April 9, 1976)[1][2] is an American investigative journalist known for her coverage of civil rights in the United States. She joined The New York Times as a staff writer in April 2015, was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2017, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2020 for her work on The 1619 Project. Hannah-Jones is the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at the Howard University School of Communications, where she also founded the Center for Journalism and Democracy.[3][4][5]
- ^ Deutch, Gabrielle (April 2, 2018). "Writer Hannah-Jones discusses black education, segregation, and privilege". Yale News. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ Hannah-Jones, Nikole (April 9, 2019). "It's my birthday today and I really want you to celebrate with me by watching this amazing documentary on Reconstruction that I had the honor of taking part in. And, yes, I was born on the anniversary of the end of the Civil War. I mean, of course". Twitter. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ Asmelash, Leah (July 6, 2021). "Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC tenure position and will join Howard University". CNN.
- ^ "Two Iconic American Writers Join Howard to Create a Center to Help Educate the Next Generation of Black Journalists". Howard Newsroom. July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Two Iconic American Writers Join Howard University to Create the Center for Journalism and Democracy". MacArthur Foundation. July 6, 2021.