Nikole Hannah-Jones joins Howard University after rejecting UNC role
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Founder of 1619 Project was initially denied tenure at UNC
It's not my job to heal the University of North Carolina'
The journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones said on Tuesday she will join Howard University, a prominent historically black college in Washington, as its Knight chair in race and journalism, turning down a similar position at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill even though it reversed a controversial decision to deny her tenure.
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