Great even being organized by our friends in the University of Tennessee College of Social Work! On Sept. 6, join them on campus from 4:30-7:30 p.m. for “Understanding Modern Day Segregation” with The New York Times investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.
The University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Social Work, through the Social Justice Innovation Initiative (SJII), invites alumni and friends, students, faculty, and staff to hear Ms. Nikole Hannah-Jones on Thursday, September 6, 2018. Hannah-Jones will present an address entitled “Understanding Modern Day Segregation.” The topic continues the 2018 SJII focus on racism.
Moderated conversation with UT students, faculty and staff
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Toyota Auditorium in the Howard Baker Center
Keynote Address
6-7:30 p.m.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall at the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.
The event is free and open to the public
Hannah-Jones is an award-winning investigative reporter who covers civil rights and racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine. In 2016, she helped found the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, a news trade organization dedicated to increasing the ranks of investigative reporters of color. In 2017, Hannah-Jones was selected as a MacArthur Genius award recipient by the MacArthur Foundation.
This event is co-sponsored by WATE-TV and the UT College of Social Work.
