Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones is a highly acclaimed American investigative journalist, best known for her coverage of civil rights in the United States. She is currently a staff writer at The New York Times, where she has been since April 2015. Hannah-Jones has spent her career investigating racial inequality and injustice, and her work has had a significant impact on the journalism industry.

Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, a groundbreaking series that explores the history and legacy of slavery in the United States. The project, which was published in The New York Times Magazine in 2019, has received widespread critical acclaim and has been adapted into a podcast, a curriculum for schools, and a forthcoming television series. Hannah-Jones' reporting has earned her numerous accolades, including the MacArthur Fellowship, known as the Genius grant, a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards, and the National Magazine Award three times. She has also been named Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists and the Newswomen's Club of New York.

In addition to her work as a journalist, Hannah-Jones is committed to increasing diversity in the journalism industry. In 2016, she co-founded the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, which seeks to increase the number of reporters and editors of color. Hannah-Jones is also a dedicated educator, and she holds a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina and earned her BA in History and African-American studies from the University of Notre Dame. In 2020, she was inducted into the Society of American Historians and in 2021, into the North Carolina Media Hall of Fame. She was also named a member of the prestigious Academy of Arts and Sciences.