HISTORY HAS NO PLOT–THAT’S WHERE JOURNALISTS COME IN

Thursday, April 12, 2026
12 – 2 p.m.
Lee Hills Hall, 715 Elm Street, Columbia, MO 65211. Room 303
and Zoom

• Unearthing untold history
• Building powerful narratives
• Elevating unheard voices

Caleb Gayle is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and a professor at Northeastern University. He is the author of the book, “We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power,” which offers a narrative account of how many Black Native Americans were divided and marginalized by white supremacy in America. His latest book, “Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State,” completed during a reporting fellowship with the Watchdog Writers Group, was recently named to the 2025 National Book Award Longlist in Nonfiction.