University of North Texas 
Acclaimed journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, left, shares her insights about her work
and how to report, write and tell stories about inequities and injustice in school
districts and housing policies during a conversation led by Cheryl Thompson, a Pulitzer
Prize-winning investigative reporter, NPR correspondent and president of the Investigative
Reporters & Editors (IRE).
The annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, hosted by UNT's Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism[BROKEN LINK] in July, brought luminaries in the field to address the conference's theme of "Justice in America." The featured journalists included investigative reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones and Hidden Figures author Margot Lee Shetterly. Each year, the conference brings together more than 400 aspiring and established storytellers, photographers and journalists for panels, workshops and mini-classes.