From journalists, to historians, to high school students and their teachers, in October we will host six virtual events featuring discussions and presentations about close examination of our nation’s history- hard history- and the importance of investigative journalism. Register, below, for one or all six of our Ida B. Wells virtual events.
Veteran journalists and founders of the Ida B. Wells Society Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ron Nixon and Topher Sander examine the continued importance of investigative journalism as a pillar of the democratic process. Local high school students KaLa Keaton and Allison Jemerson join their teachers, Melani Winter and Matt Scialdone for a look at how young people and their educators are pushing for a more inclusive account of history, with the Freedom Struggles Committee at Raleigh Charter High School and “Hard History and Civic Engagement” class at Middle Creek High School. They will engage in conversations about racial violence with Director of UNC’s Southern Oral History Program Seth Kotch and community activist and scholar Paris Miller. Journalism professors from North Carolina Central share their thoughts on the future of newsgathering. Drama professor Kathryn Hunter-Williams performs a reading of “Miss Ida B. Wells,” and documentary artists with Yet & Still share their latest work on what it means to be Black at UNC.