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April 2, 2020

NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame to induct Hannah-Jones in 2020 class

The NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame will induct Nikole Hannah-Jones into its 2020 honorees April 3 at The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, NC. The gala event benefits the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media in its critical role developing future leaders in our professions and includes a reception, dinner and ceremony.…

Article by Courtney Mitchell / Uncategorized

February 20, 2020

Hannah-Jones receives Polk Award for ‘1619 Project’

Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting co-founder and UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media alumna Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03 (M.A.) received special recognition from Long Island University’s (LIU) prestigious George Polk Awards, LIU has announced. The 15 winners of the Polk Awards were announced at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Feb.…

Article by Christine Lee / Uncategorized

March 29, 2017

Devices Banned on Flights From 10 Countries Over ISIS Fears

WASHINGTON — Intelligence showing that the Islamic State is developing a bomb hidden in portable electronics spurred the United States and Britain on Tuesday to bar passengers from airports in a total of 10 Muslim-majority countries from carrying laptop computers, iPads and other devices larger than a cellphone aboard direct inbound flights, two senior American…

Article by ronnixon / Uncategorized

March 29, 2017

Darren Wilson told attorneys he and other Ferguson officers used the n-word

A court filing introduced late last year in a civil lawsuit against former Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson includes a sworn admission from Wilson that he and other Ferguson officers used the n-word to describe black people, but an attorney for Wilson said Monday that his client only used the word when repeating witness accounts…

Article by ronnixon / Uncategorized

January 11, 2017

My President Was Black

Ta-Nehisi Coates in-depth look at the ascendance of Barak Obama to the highest office in the land and his impact as the nation’s first African-American president.

Article by ronnixon / Uncategorized

January 7, 2017

Ugly encounters with officers fuel loss of trust, costly payouts

Since 2005, Washington D.C. has agreed or been ordered to pay at least $31.6 million in 173 cases alleging police misconduct, including claims of false arrest and excessive use of force, according to a Washington Post analysis of data obtained from the D.C. attorney general’s office

Article by ronnixon / Uncategorized

December 28, 2016

The Enemy Within: Bribes Bore a Hole in the U.S. Border

A New York Times investigation found that employees at the Department of Homeland Security, which is charged with securing the border and enforcing immigration laws, have taken $15 million in bribes from drug cartels and others since 2006.

Article by ronnixon / Uncategorized

November 15, 2016

Teachers Unions Spend Big On 2016 Election But Come Up Short

Teacher unions spent millions during the 2016 presidential and congress elections in support of Democrats but came up short.

Article by ronnixon / Uncategorized

July 7, 2016

Busted

Widespread evidence shows that these tests routinely produce false positives. Why are police departments and prosecutors across the country still using them?

Article by jes5970 / Uncategorized

June 4, 2014

The Case for Reparations

Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole.

Article by Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates / Uncategorized

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