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Nikole Sheri Hannah

Known as: Nikole Hannah Jones, Nikole Sheri Hannah-Jones

Category: Other / Journalists · Scored on Jul 3, 2026 · Methodology db-v1

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Who is this person

Nikole Hannah-Jones is an American investigative journalist known for covering civil rights and racial injustice. She created The 1619 Project and is the Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at Howard University.

Won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for her work on The 1619 Project.
Awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2017 and named to the Time 100 in 2021.
Founded Howard University’s Center for Journalism and Democracy after accepting a tenured position there in 2021.

Born 1976Brooklyn, New York

AI-Generated Summary

Nikole Sheri Hannah-Jones is an investigative journalist whose work centers on civil rights, racial injustice, and the 1619 Project.

Key Strengths

Her strongest categories are Peer Recognition: 100/100 and Community Impact: 100/100, supported by honors and institutional recognition including the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary and a Television Academy win for The 1619 Project. Her community impact is reflected in Waterloo-focused work such as the 1619 Freedom School, a Black Read-In, and civic programming connected to International Human Rights Day.

Cultural Footprint

The broadest evidence spans national journalism institutions, including The New York Times Magazine, Howard University, the Pulitzer Prizes, the Television Academy, NABJ, and the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting. The excerpts also show a sustained hometown connection to Waterloo, Iowa, through education and public civic engagement.

Synthesized from the gathered public sources for this profile. Claims reflect the available evidence and are not an editorial judgment.

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Confidence: HIGH

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Data Quality

Comprehensive

Score Breakdown

Score breakdown by category
Category	Score (0–100)	Weight
Body of Work	95.14	25%
Peer Recognition	100	25%
Community Impact	100	20%
Industry Presence	97.52	15%
Public Perception	91.9	15%

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