The Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter Lecture With Nikole Hannah-Jones

Sept. 18, 2026

Renowned award winning journalist and creator of The 1619 Project Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses recent projects with Jelani Cobb, dean of the Columbia Journalism School.

Introduction by Mabel O. Wilson, chair of the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies and Nancy and George E. Rupp Professor of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia.

Presented In Collaboration: African American and African Diaspora Studies Department, Columbia University; The Institute For Research In African-American Studies, Columbia University; Columbia Journalism School; and The Institute For Social And Economic Research And Policy, Columbia University

Location: Auditorium, Lee C. Bollinger Forum, 601 W.125th St New York, NY 10027