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In the Carolina Journal this morning, John Hood made a spirited defense of the UNC Board of Trustees that is under fire for not offering tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones. Hood takes on critics who declare the decision was racially motivated and, instead, notes that Hannah-Jones has been a controversial figure who, he asserts, has been sloppy in her journalism and when questioned, “she dodged, weaved, and personally smeared her critics.”
When it came out, I read parts of the 1619 Project. I certainly didn’t read it all. The project had articles written by a lot of prominent and thoughtful writers and academics. I disagreed with some points and heartily agreed with others. I also knew that anything that controversial was bound to get attacked.