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…
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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…
August 2021 Member Spotlight: Julia Craven
Julia Craven writes about race and health for Slate. Prior, she spent five years reporting at HuffPost, centering her work on the intersection of race and politics. She’s a born, bred and educated North Carolina Tar Heel who appreciates good whiskey, good memes, and women rappers. Her work, “It’s Not Too Late To Save Black…
July 12-16, 2021 Virtual Data Institute
The Data Institute is a collaboration between The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, ProPublica, and OpenNews. This intensive workshop teaches journalists how to use data, design and code. The Institute kicked off Friday, July 9, for the first time in an all-virtual format. Unlike in previous years, this year’s event was shortened to a week and…
Summer 2021 investigative internship kickoff recap
In Spring, we announced an exciting new investigative partnership with five prestigious news organizations across the country to offer seven paid, 10-week summer internships. Since then, seven outstanding students and recent graduates were selected from a pool of hundreds and have each begun their programs at the New York Times, the USA Today Network, the Miami…
Nikole Hannah-Jones joins Howard University as Knight Chair in Race and Journalism
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Ida B. Wells Society co-founder, Nikole Hannah-Jones, announced on July 6 that she will join the faculty at Howard University’s Cathy Hughes School of Communications as the university’s inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism. Hannah-Jones will begin her tenured post with Howard this summer joining another iconic writer and fellow…
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