University Accused of Holding Funds Hostage After 1619 Project Spat

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has allegedly stalled forking over millions in academic funding that would have helped journalists of color after a spat over New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’ 1619 Project.

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting says UNC-Chapel Hill has slacked in transferring the organization’s $3.8 million to its new home at Morehouse College, NC Newsline reported Monday. According to the outlet, the society, which funds summer internships for journalists of color, opted to move its organization from UNC-Chapel Hill to Morehouse in December after Hannah-Jones, one of its co-founders and the Black creator of The 1619 Project, declined a job as a faculty chair because she was not initially offered tenure, unlike the chairs before her who were white. Yet, five months after the move, the society says it’s still waiting for its funding to be relocated.

“This is all of our funding,” Hannah-Jones told NC Newsline. “Without it, we can’t work toward our mission, we can’t do any of our work.”

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