Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones implores 900 Rutgers–Camden grads to ‘help save this country’

Looking out at the sea of red and black gowns, Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones was blunt. She typically turns down invites to give commencement speeches, the journalist said.

But not when Rutgers-Camden called, the quaint campus located in the predominantly Black and Hispanic city.

And when she arrived at the mic seconds after receiving her honorary degree, she said it was she who was inspired by the Class of 2022 before her.

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