Date/Time
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
5:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
Please note that doors will open at 4:45 PM. The program will start promptly at 5:00 PM.
Location:
Bank Street College of Education
610 West 112th Street, New York, NY 10025
Event Title:
Lifting Our Voices Toward Education and Democracy: A Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones
Description:
Join Bank Street’s Public Engagement and Research Initiative (PERI) for our upcoming event, “Lifting Our Voices Toward Education and Democracy: A Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones.” Part of our Building for Education and Democracy (BEAD) series, this powerful Juneteenth celebration will feature Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project, in dialogue with Tracy Fray-Oliver, Vice President, Bank Street Education Center.
The event will include a special performance of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” snacks and dinner, and opportunities for community-building.
About Nikole Hannah-Jones
Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. Her deeply researched reporting on racial inequality and injustice has also earned her numerous awards, including a Peabody and a MacArthur Fellowship. Her six-episode Hulu documentary series, The 1619 Project, won the Emmy for Best Documentary Series. Hannah-Jones was also named one of Time Magazine‘s 100 most influential people in the world.
She is a founder of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting; founder of the 1619 Freedom School, a free after-school literacy program in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa; and founder of the Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University, where she serves as the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism.
Cost:
Free
Contact:
For questions, please email the PERI team at peri@bankstreet.edu.
RSVP:
Space is limited, so please RSVP at your earliest convenience. Register