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Pulitzer-winning journalist & equity expert

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones helps organizations understand how systemic racism and historical policy shape modern institutions. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and MacArthur Fellow, she delivers keynotes on civil rights, racial equity, and democracy, grounding complex issues in documented evidence.

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  • Pulitzer Prize winning journalist on race and democracy
  • Creator of the acclaimed 1619 Project
  • MacArthur Fellow and New York Times Magazine staff writer
Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose reporting on race, civil rights, and democracy has reshaped how Americans understand their own history. She created The 1619 Project, which became a #1 New York Times bestselling book and an Emmy Award-winning Hulu docuseries. A MacArthur Fellow and staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, she has been named one of TIME's most influential people in the world. Nikole's work connects the past to the present in ways that make history actionable. Her reporting reveals how policy decisions made decades or centuries ago continue to shape housing, education, and voting rights today. She gives audiences the context they need to engage meaningfully with current debates about democracy and civil rights, grounding complex issues in documented evidence rather than opinion. Audiences leave her sessions with a clearer understanding of how historical patterns inform today's political landscape, practical frameworks for thinking critically about civil rights and democratic institutions, and a renewed sense of agency rooted in factual knowledge rather than rhetoric. Book Nikole Hannah-Jones to give your audience the historical clarity this moment demands.

Why we recommend booking Nikole

Hannah-Jones brings Pulitzer-level investigative rigour to questions your teams are already navigating around equity, policy impact, and institutional decision-making. Her 1619 Project work translates historical patterns into operational context, particularly valuable when leadership needs to ground DEI strategy or stakeholder conversations in documented evidence rather than reactive positioning.

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