Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday afternoon conceding defeat in the presidential election to now-President-elect Donald Trump, delivering remarks at Howard University.
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After canceling her post-election speech at Howard University last night, Kamala Harris is expected to officially concede the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump in a speech to the country at her alma mater in Washington D.C., at 6:00 pm this evening.
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The Union League Club of Chicago, a highly selective private civic and social club in the windy city, invited Nikole Hannah-Jones to give a keynote speech in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Jones, a professor at Howard University, is notable for having authored the New York Times’ 1619 Project, a long-form journalistic work that falsely argues America’s true foundation is in the institution of slavery.
Prior to Jones’ speech, a series of emails were leaked in which club members voiced their opposition to hosting Jones at their club. In one email Brian Daley, a Public Affairs Committee member for the club, pointed out that Jones’ 1619 Project had been criticized by historians and that the New York Times issued a “humiliating update” following widespread criticism of her work, according to reporting by Chicago City Wire.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones, whose commentary as part of The New York Time’s 1619 project, is joining the Howard University faculty, according to an announcement from the school on Tuesday morning.
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