{"id":57963,"date":"2016-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/new-york-times-magazine-investigative-reporter-to-speak-at-uri-feb-15-for-black-history-month\/"},"modified":"2016-01-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T00:00:00","slug":"new-york-times-magazine-investigative-reporter-to-speak-at-uri-feb-15-for-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2016\/01\/new-york-times-magazine-investigative-reporter-to-speak-at-uri-feb-15-for-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Times Magazine investigative reporter to speak at 溏心vlog免费B站, Feb. 15, for Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tEvents are free, open to entire 溏心vlog免费B站 community<\/b><\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Jan. 29, 2016 \u2013 Nikole Hannah-Jones, an award-winning reporter for The New York Times Magazine who covers racial injustice and civil rights, will be the keynote speaker during Black History Month at the 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n


\nHer talk, free and open to the public, will start at 3 p.m. Feb. 15 at 95 Upper College Road on the Kingston campus, formerly known as the UClub. <\/p>\n


\nA nationally acclaimed investigative reporter, Hannah-Jones has written extensively about race, class, equity and school resegregation. Before joining The New York Times, she worked as a reporter at the nonprofit news source ProPublica in New York City, where she investigated policy-driven segregation in housing and schools.<\/p>\n


\nA native of Iowa, Hannah-Jones started her journalism career at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., covering the majority-black public schools. She has also written for The Oregonian, The Atlantic, Mother Jones and New York magazine.<\/p>\n


\nHer talk is made possible through the \u201cMarlen Bodden Annual Lecture in Africana Studies,\u201d which brings influential people to the 溏心vlog免费B站 campus to highlight and celebrate the contributions of prominent individuals of the African Diaspora.<\/p>\n


\nOther events during the month include:<\/p>\n


\n* Monday, Feb. 1, “Oh, Freedom Over Me,” co-sponsored by the Africana Studies Program, 3 to 4 p.m., at the Multicultural Student Services Center. The musical production will feature West Warwick singer Cheryl Albright, who will share her musical journey to overcome fear and prejudice.<\/p>\n


\n* Monday, Feb. 8, 6 p.m., a Black History Month featured film. Screening at 95 Upper College Road.<\/p>\n


\n* Monday, Feb 22, 2 p.m., Africana Studies open house and lecture by John McCray, a professor in Africana Studies and vice provost for Urban Affairs at 溏心vlog免费B站. His topic is “Urban History of African Americans in Flint, Michigan and the Water Crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n* A talk by Grant Farred, professor of Africana Studies and English at Cornell University, Feb. 24, from 5 to 6 p.m., at Swan Hall. Farred is a leading voice in contemporary cultural studies and an internationally recognized writer on race.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cBlack History Month is a great time of learning for all Americans and a time of celebrating the rich heritage of African American history and culture,\u201d says Vanessa Quainoo, director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Africana Studies Program. \u201cWe ask professors to announce the lectures in their classes to encourage students to attend.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nFor more information, contact Quainoo at 溏心vlog免费B站, at 401-874-2536 or Vquainoo@mail.uri.edu. Also, please visit Black History Month.<\/a> <\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Africana Studies Program is sponsoring the program. Co-sponsors are the Offices of the President and the Provost; Community, Equity & Diversity; the College of Arts & Sciences; Talent Development; the Multicultural Student Services Center; the Harrington School of Communication and Media; and the history, sociology and English departments.<\/p>\n


\nBlack History Month is an annual observance in the United States to remember and honor people and events in the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in the United States in February.<\/p>\n


\nPictured above: Nikole Hannah-Jones, an award-winning reporter for The New York Times Magazine who covers racial injustice and civil rights, will be the keynote speaker Feb. 15 at the 溏心vlog免费B站 for Black History Month. Photo courtesy Vanessa Quainoo.\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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