"1619 and the Legacy That Built a Nation," Nikole Hannah-Jones

Doors open at 6:15 p.m., suggested parking behind the Mahaney Center for the Arts

Nikole Hannah-Jones was named a MacArthur Genius for “reshaping national conversations around education reform”. This is but one honor in a growing list: she’s won a Peabody, a Polk, and a National Magazine Award for her story on choosing a school for her daughter in a segregated city. Most recently, her New York Times Magazine’s The 1619 Project, on the history and legacy of American slavery, went viral and garnered her even more honors for her groundbreaking journalism.

Sponsored by the Office of the President, MCAB, Black Studies and the Critical Conversations program.