Nicole Carr

From Atlanta to Kingston, Jamaica, I’m excited to be in community with you for The Price of Exclusion 2026 Summer Book Tour. Please check out the tickets/RSVP links, venues, dates and fantastic conversation partners here: https://www.nicolefcarr.com/book-tour

Last year I wrote about the formerly enslaved who held the first Decoration Day rituals. This is how Black people enterprised Memorial Day, (and why journalism history and Black studies are key to our understanding of the holiday’s origin story) From Fortify/ May 26, 2025: https://open.substack.com/pub/nicolefcarr/p/the-racial-politics-behind-memorial?r=45k8og&utm_medium=ios

The racial politics behind Memorial Day In the wake of the Civil War, Black people created rituals for the modern Memorial Day remembrance. A Black studies professor's archival discovery corrected our historical record 100+ years later.

VOTE TODAY, GEORGIA.

The 2025 short documentary I directed/co-produced with Tolly for my AKA chapter is now headed to the Charlotte Black Film Festival. This story highlights the lives of our Pi Alpha Omega charter members, and oral histories that include their work in the Civil Rights Movement. The framing is fit for the moment . Tickets for the June event are here: https://charlotteblackfilmfestival.ticketspice.com/16th-annual-charlotte-black-film-festival

“It is the most prolific book that I have read around healthcare, around race, around history…” Taking a moment to reflect on this weekend’s intimate pre-pub gathering around The Price of Exclusion. Here’s what folks had to say this weekend:

"It is the most prolific book that I have read around healthcare, around race, around history...." I've been in community ahead of The Price of Exclusion's June 16th release. Here's what readers and lovers of Black history have to say this weekend.

If you don’t read anything else today, read Sherrilyn Ifill:

SCOTUS Drops The Other Shoe on the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court's Decision in Louisiana v. Callais Completes the Decimation of the Voting Rights Act

Last night, the American Society of Journalists and Authors recognized my Atlanta Journal-Constitution op-ed/essay "The school board was the testing ground for the fall of democracy" with an honorable mention. I wrote about the piece, and how these themes of race, democracy and education are centered in my forthcoming book, The Price of Exclusion:

ASJA Honorable Mention: "The school board was the testing ground for the fall of our democracy." My op-ed on race, democracy and education has been recognized as a 2026 Society of Journalists and Authors honorable mention essay. This is why the analysis matters today.

A “searing debut…” I am humbled by and grateful for this Publishers Weekly review of The Price of Exclusion. It’s one of the first media or trade reviews of my forthcoming book. You can read it and pre-order here: www.publishersweekly.com/9780063288126 Publishers Weekly

The Price of Exclusion: The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation by Nicole Carr This searing debut from journalist Carr explores the underexamined history of discrimination against America’s Black medical stu...