Howard University: Nikole Hannah-Jones Hosts Democracy Summit for Journalists
By Sholnn Z. Freeman Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Knight Chair in Race and Journalism and founder of the Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University, will host a Democracy Summit for veteran and budding journalists. During this day-long event, participants will hear from foremost experts on threats facing our democracy, examine how American journalists are responding to this moment, and come away with a new mandate for protecting our democracy now. The Democracy Summit will take place 1p.m. to 5p.m. at Howard University’s Blackburn Center, 2397 Sixth St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20059. The Democracy Summit will be the inaugural event for the Center for Journalism & Democracy, the first-of-its-kind