Pushback to UNC's chancellor on hiring of Nikole Hannah-Jones went as high as Congress.

[Nevilledog]

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Ida Bae Wells
@nhannahjones
Members of Congress defending “appropriate” free speech while seeking to have my UNC hire revoked. 2 thoughts: I still cannot believe some of the most powerful people in US think I am worthy of so much effort. And, misinformation campaigns against 1619 have been very effective.

Lindsay Ellis
@lindsayaellis
Spending time with the Nikole Hannah-Jones documents released Friday. One finding: Pushback to UNC's chancellor on her hiring went as high as Congress.

Here's a letter to Guskiewicz from NC Republicans Rep. Virginia Foxx and Rep. Greg Murphy
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[nykym]

1. If Rep. Virginia Foxx and Rep. Greg Murphy

have any honorary degrees they should be revoked.

[stillcool]

2. priorities. Every day

they tell us who they are, but I'm always so surprised.

[WhiteTara]

4. at who they are or

that they tell us?

[stillcool]

5. they tell us who they are

but I like to forget.

[spooky3]

3. For everyone who thinks tenure and academic freedom should be

Done away with, this case makes clear why that’s wrong.

[crickets]

6. Crazy. nt

[Nevilledog]

8. Happy 19th!

[crickets]

9. Aw, thank you!

Long time lurker for many of those years, but still used DU as my news source and political conversation fix. 💙

[Celerity]

7. Why Conservatives Want to Cancel the 1619 Project

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215456574