Kamesha Laurry is a legal fellow at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, a nonprofit legal services organization located in Washington, D.C. Before joining the Reporters Committee, she worked as a student attorney at the Wrongful Convictions of Youth Clinic and the Civil Rights Litigation Clinic. Kamesha also previously worked as a certified…
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Launches 1619 Project Book Tour
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and Ida B. Wells Society co-founder Nikole Hannah-Jones has released two books that further expand on the New York Times essays of her acclaimed 1619 Project. Hannah-Jones marked the official launch of both books with star-studded celebrations at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the legendary Apollo Theater. In the first…
The Society welcomes our first program intern
The Ida B. Wells Society has hired its first program intern. Taylin Cain, a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill began with the Society in October. She will be working closely with the program coordinator and director on daily operations of the Society from data management to marketing efforts. Learn more about Taylin below with her Q&A. …
Q&A with Francisco Vara-Orta
Francisco Vara-Orta brings nearly two decades of newsroom experience to his role as IRE’s first director of diversity and inclusion. Vara-Orta joined the IRE staff in February 2019 as a training director. While working as a trainer, he has conducted sessions on managing data and investigative reporting for journalists across the United States and internationally.…
Nikole Hannah-Jones to receive The Vivian Malone Courage Award
Award-winning investigative journalist and Ida B. Wells Society co-founder, Nikole Hannah-Jones will be receiving The Vivian Malone Courage Award on Oct. 1 as part of the 9th annual March on Washington Film Festival. The festival serves as a national platform to explore social and environmental justice through a slate of impactful films and events. Vivian…
September 2021 Member Spotlight: Candace Montague
Candace Y.A. Montague is an online and print freelance journalist in Washington, DC. She has written articles about topics including HIV/AIDS advocacy, the effects of homicide, opioids, cancer, re-entering citizens, Black maternal mortality crisis, mental health, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, transgender health, diversity and equity in science and hospital closings. In 2019, Candace, a native Washingtonian,…
Nikole Hannah-Jones named one of Time’s 100 most influential people of 2021
Ida B. Wells Society co-founder and award-winning journalist, Nikole Hannah-Jones, has been named one of the 100 most influential people of the year by Time Magazine. This year’s list also included Naomi Osaka, Cathy Park Hong, Stacey Abrams and Joe Biden. The article on Hannah-Jones was written by film director and Oscar-winning writer, Barry Jenkins. Jenkins himself was included on the same list in…
Ida B. Wells Society partners with local NC high school for yearlong investigative program
The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting is partnering with Riverside High School in Durham, N.C. this year to teach a new, diverse generation the power of investigative work. The project, funded by the Society through a grant from Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand, is a yearlong partnership with the high school –…
Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand pledge $1 million to support Ida B. Wells Society efforts to increase diversity in the field of investigative journalism
Diversifying Investigative Reporting – Ida B. Wells Society + Jordan Brand from Here At UNC on Vimeo. A $1 million grant from the Black Community Commitment made by basketball legend Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand will boost the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting’s efforts to increase diversity in the field of investigative…
The Associated Press-Ida B. Wells Society investigative intern Roselyn Romero wins AP’s Best of the States award
An intern with the Ida B. Wells Society’s inaugural investigative internship program is the latest recipient of the Best of States award from the Associated Press. Roselyn Romero began her summer investigative internship with the Ida B. Wells Society and The Associated Press only 10 weeks ago and was recognized on Friday – her last…
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