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# Nikole Hannah-Jones

New York, United States

## Why Coralie Custos Quatreville recommends Nikole Hannah-Jones

> “Investigating, researching, and ultimately repositioning a date within the broader sweep of history can, in some cases, unsettle an entire chapter of a national narrative.”
>
> Coralie Custos Quatreville, CHNGMKR correspondent, August 2026

## About Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones is an investigative journalist covering racial injustice in the United States. She created The 1619 Project, the New York Times Magazine issue and ongoing initiative reframing American history around slavery and the contributions of Black Americans. Her earlier reporting traced how school segregation persists decades after Brown v. Board of Education. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2017 and the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2020, co-founded the Ida B. Wells Society to bring more journalists of color into investigative reporting, and holds the Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at Howard University, where she founded the Center for Journalism & Democracy.

## About this card

- Recommended by: [Coralie Custos Quatreville](https://www.chngmkr.org/correspondents/coralie-custos-quatreville.md)
- Collections: [Rising Voices](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/rising-voices.md)
- Page: https://www.chngmkr.org/nikole-hannah-jones
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- Italiano: https://www.chngmkr.org/it/nikole-hannah-jones
- Español: https://www.chngmkr.org/es/nikole-hannah-jones
- 中文: https://www.chngmkr.org/zh/nikole-hannah-jones

## Français

> “Enquêter, chercher, et finalement replacer une date dans le grand mouvement de l'histoire peut, dans certains cas, ébranler tout un chapitre d'un récit national.”

Nikole Hannah-Jones est une journaliste d'investigation qui couvre l'injustice raciale aux États-Unis. Elle a créé le 1619 Project, numéro du New York Times Magazine devenu initiative de long cours, qui relit l'histoire américaine à partir de l'esclavage et des contributions des Noirs américains. Ses enquêtes antérieures ont retracé la persistance de la ségrégation scolaire des décennies après l'arrêt Brown v. Board of Education. Elle a reçu une bourse MacArthur en 2017 et le prix Pulitzer du commentaire en 2020, a cofondé l'Ida B. Wells Society pour amener davantage de journalistes de couleur vers l'investigation, et occupe la chaire Knight en race et journalisme à l'université Howard, où elle a fondé le Center for Journalism & Democracy.

## Italiano

> “Indagare, ricercare e infine riposizionare una data nel grande corso della storia può, in certi casi, scuotere un intero capitolo di un racconto nazionale.”

Nikole Hannah-Jones è una giornalista investigativa che si occupa di ingiustizia razziale negli Stati Uniti. Ha creato The 1619 Project, il numero del New York Times Magazine e iniziativa tuttora in corso che rilegge la storia americana attorno alla schiavitù e ai contributi degli afroamericani. Le sue inchieste precedenti hanno ricostruito come la segregazione scolastica persista decenni dopo la sentenza Brown v. Board of Education. Ha ricevuto una MacArthur Fellowship nel 2017 e il premio Pulitzer per il commento nel 2020, ha cofondato la Ida B. Wells Society per portare più giornalisti di colore nel giornalismo investigativo, e ricopre la cattedra Knight in Race and Journalism alla Howard University, dove ha fondato il Center for Journalism & Democracy.

## Español

> “Investigar, documentar y finalmente reubicar una fecha en el gran recorrido de la historia puede, en algunos casos, sacudir todo un capítulo de un relato nacional.”

Nikole Hannah-Jones es una periodista de investigación que cubre la injusticia racial en Estados Unidos. Creó The 1619 Project, el número del New York Times Magazine e iniciativa en curso que reencuadra la historia estadounidense en torno a la esclavitud y las contribuciones de los afroamericanos. Sus reportajes anteriores rastrearon cómo la segregación escolar persiste décadas después de la sentencia Brown contra el Consejo de Educación. Recibió una beca MacArthur en 2017 y el Premio Pulitzer de Comentario en 2020, cofundó la Ida B. Wells Society para llevar a más periodistas racializados al periodismo de investigación, y ocupa la cátedra Knight de Raza y Periodismo en la Universidad Howard, donde fundó el Center for Journalism & Democracy.

## 中文

> “调查、研究，最终把一个日期重新置于历史的宏大脉络之中，在某些情况下，足以撼动一个国家叙事的整整一章。”

Nikole Hannah-Jones 是报道美国种族不公的调查记者。她创立了《1619计划》，这期《纽约时报杂志》专刊及其持续的后续项目，围绕奴隶制和黑人美国人的贡献重构了美国历史。她早前的报道追踪了在布朗诉教育委员会案数十年后，学校种族隔离如何依然存在。她2017年获麦克阿瑟奖，2020年获普利策评论奖，共同创立了 Ida B. Wells Society，把更多有色人种记者带入调查报道，并在霍华德大学担任种族与新闻奈特讲席教授，在那里创立了新闻与民主中心。
