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- Articles in The Atlantic
Vann R. Newkirk II is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers politics and policy.
- Boosting science with diversity
Vann R. Newkirk II, Nova Next, March 3, 2016 The struggle begins in elementary school, where Blacks, Latinos, and other children of color often face substantial science achievement gaps that widen throughout high school. College students of color, especially those who may have been born in school districts that are short on resources, are often left to bridge these gaps on their own. On top of that, students of color must also navigate social pressures, financial struggles, and bouts of isolation that are, on average, greater than those of their white counterparts.
- Father - Vann Newkirk Sr
United Negro College Fund biography of Vann R. Newkirk Sr, Vann Newkirk II's father.
- Fighting Environmental Racism in North Carolina
Vann R. Newkirk II, The New Yorker, Jan. 16, 2016 More than four decades later, the landfill has been expanded and there is no recreation area. A manhole cover near the site of the agreement serves as a symbol of services not rendered; many of the original residents of the community still lack sewer connections. “The most disgusting thing that I have with Chapel Hill was that it did not follow through with what I thought was an honest commitment,” Lee, who is now retired from public life, told me recently. “Unfortunately, when I left, they had amnesia.” Local residents have been fighting continuously to see Lee’s promises realized, first under the auspices of the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA), then with the Coalition to End Environmental Racism (CEER). The movement has spanned generations. David Caldwell, Jr., the son of the man under whose tree the original meeting took place, and who was present there as a boy, is one of today’s activists. “We had to learn how to fight,” he said.
- Fisk Jubilee Singers - NPR interview (8 min)
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday, November 19, 2023, 7:53 AM ET
A decision by Fisk University in 1871 helped shape American popular music, according to Vann Newkirk of The Atlantic. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with him about his article on the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
- Keynote Lecture, 39th Annual Minority Health Conference
The Civil Rights Imperative for Health Equity, Feb 23, 2018
- LinkedIn page
- New America Biography
Vann R. Newkirk II is a senior editor at the Atlantic, and the host and co-creator of narrative podcasts Floodlines and Holy Week. For years, Newkirk has covered voting rights, democracy, and environmental justice, with a focus on how race and class shape the country's and the world's fundamental structures, in print and audio.
- Wikipedia entry
Vann R. Newkirk II (born December 27, 1988) is an American journalist and staff writer for The Atlantic who writes on politics, the environment, race, and healthcare policy.