Hannah-Jones was recently granted tenure after an extended dispute with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, reversing a decision the school made under pressure from the Board of Trustees. But she found allies among academics, students and celebrities who decried UNC’s initial decision and bucked the school again by departing for Howard after her victory.
, have denounced its accuracy and its premise: that the true origin story of America was establishing chattel slavery in North America, not the aspirational goals of the Declaration of Independence. One of the most compelling things I’ve ever read is [Coates’] work on reparations. Very thoughtful. It does talk about systemic racism, but I think he has written about racism in a different way and in a very thoughtful manner.
That’s a fundamental aspect of what we do here. You can’t make decisions on information in 140 characters. There’s a lot to be read, a lot to be researched, and sometimes these types of projects, like the 1619, are simply an opportunity to start that conversation.What we teach in the classroom is to stimulate discussion.
The mission is to make a better opportunity for other people every single day. It doesn’t matter what side of the political spectrum they come from.I’m not sure it happens by design. I think it happens because Howard University grads [elect] to be engaged in all aspects of society.
It’s fun to read the comments from fragile white people. 😝
A swollen, pregnant caravan. I hope that guy does not teach rhetoric or writing.
“That caravan is in a pregnant moment right now where it’s swollen. Lots of people have joined that caravan.” This phrasing is terrible ... Creepy even.
That caravan has a place for Phylicia Rashad, who defended a man who drugged women for sex.