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An offer she then turned down. nikole hannah-jones joins me in and out of nikole, good to see you. since we last talked, boy, youve had a lot going on in your life. ill get to your decision to go to howard in just a minute. i want to get to some things happening in the news. your 1619 project remains a rallying cry for those at the right. this is south carolina governor kristi noem at the cpac conference. >> the 1619 project, critical race theory, is hate, division, its not american. its offensi...

To do some truth-telling by choosing howard over unc. you could hold them accountable while youre still there. no? >> yeah. i mean ive gotten that question a lot, and ive certainly thought about it. but im 45 years old. ive been truth-telling for my entire adult life. >> i said people of a certain age. i didnt want to say -- >> hey, its on wikipedia. you know, and i just -- i just dont -- i dont want that fight. i feel like the obligation to sacrifice ourselves, to be in hostile territory is alw...

Situation? >> i was really bothered and offended by the tweet that dean rashad sent. im a woman. i know many women who were on that campus. i know women who were sexually assaulted while they were on a college campus. so i think she has some serious work to do to regain the trust of the students that shes going to be called to serve. if i know anything about howards students, they are going to make sure that she does that work. >> do you think theres a generational divide, especially among women...

Worthy to get someone like me to instruct them in journalism as the students at the university of north carolina. im sad i wont be instructing those students. those students are great advocates, they protested on my behalf. ill still be engaging with those students, just not in the classroom. >> ive been off, spending time with my family, three different generations, right, especially of black women in my family, my family is dominated by women. my mom, my sisters, and my nieces. and then we of ...

Underfunded journalism programs. hcbus cant draw the resources like a place like the university of north carolina, and those people are just as worthy to get someone like me too instruct them on journalism as the students at the university of north carolina. those students have been great advocates. they protested on my behalf. but ill still be engaging with that university. its my alma mater. >> i know this question may seem a little late. ive been off spending time with my family, three differ...

Recommendation by the schools tenure committee, her tenure was initially denied by the board of trustees. after protests from alumni, faculty and students the board changed its decision and offered her tenure at the end of june, an offer she then turned down. nikole hannah-jones joins me now. thank you so much. good to see you. since we last talked, boy, you had a lot going on in your life. im going to get to your decision to go to howard in just a minute, but i just want to get some things in t...

It is about creating a narrative of american nationalism that is predicated on ignoring the histories of black americans and other marginalized groups until the appropriate time when we feel that i guess white children are ready to learn that because black children learn these things at a very young age. >> and how do you teach about harriet tubman without telling the reason why harriet tubman needed to do what she did and the purpose of the underground railroad, et cetera? >> what its running a...

Really giving the game away, that this isnt really about telling the truth. this isnt about making sure that our children learn an accurate accounting of our history. it is about creating a narrative of american nationalism that is predicated on ignoring other histories of black americans and other marginalized groups until the appropriate time when we feel that, i guess, white children are ready to learn that because black children learn these things at a very young age. >> and how do you teach...

I knew early on if i wasnt going to go to the university of north carolina, i was going to go to a historically black college because, don, you and i both know, really, the burden of always trying to force your way into institutions that show that they dont want you or dont believe youre good enough to be there. ive proven that enough in my life, and i decided the best way for me to use my talents and resources was to go to an institution geared towards black excellence and help support that ins...

Standard of practice watched us like hawks. >> they were married and had to sleep in separate beds. donald went home, yes, it was the time of free love. it was the time of woodstock. it had nothing to do with our society. >> i remember why i broke off with howard. >> mary tyler moore was so massive to me. having her job and dealing with like all of these men. >> i have been dating since i was 17. i am 37. thats two decades of dating. >> mary richard was actually having sex. what you got is women...