WASHINGTON – The Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communications is proud to host “Power of the Pen” with award-winning writers and authors Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jelani Cobb. This event will be held at Cramton Auditorium, located at 2455 6th St NW, Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m.

The panel will be moderated by Independent Journalist Anthony Brown, Jr., who is the brainchild of this event and an alumnus of Howard University.

Coates, Hannah-Jones and Cobb will explore the power, relevance and impact of today’s thought leaders, how the public views their work and how people translate the conversation into strategic action plans. 

They are shaping the contemporary discourse with engaging narratives layered with context, analysis and an impressive depth of research that moves audiences to think critically about their respective topics. On Tuesday, find out in their own words how they describe their work, how the next generation can continue it, and how as a community we can strategize to capture our power.

This program is co-sponsored by the Howard University Association of Black Journalists, Cover 2 Cover Magazine and The Ida B. Wells Society in The Department of Media, Journalism, and Film of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications.

If you have any attendee-related questions, email: MJF.Howard@gmail.com 

Media, please contact Imani Pope-Johns at imani.popejohns@howard.edu 

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About Howard University

Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 13 schools and colleges. Students pursue studies in more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University operates with a commitment to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced four Rhodes Scholars, 11 Truman Scholars, two Marshall Scholars, one Schwarzman Scholar, over 70 Fulbright Scholars and 22 Pickering Fellows. Howard also produces more on-campus African-American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in the United States.  For more information on Howard University visit www.howard.edu

Media Contact: Imani Pope-Johns, Office of University Communications, Imani.popejohns@howard.edu