Thursday, August 14, 2025

Dr. Jason Nichols Senior Lecturer (Connecting the Dots: University of Maryland, UMCP NAACP, Al Jazeera, Newsmax, MSNBC, Students for Justice in Palestine, Palestine, Black Panther Party & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Dr. Jason Nichols Senior Lecturer (Connecting the Dots: University of Maryland, UMCP NAACP, Al Jazeera, Newsmax, MSNBC, Students for Justice in Palestine, Palestine, Black Panther Party & Soros Funding, All Networking)

1123A Taliaferro Hall

African American Studies Department

Phone

(301) 405-1160

Email

jan@umd.edu

https://aaas.umd.edu/facultyprofile/nichols/jason

Dr. Jason Nichols is an award winning full-time senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland College Park and was the longtime editor-in-chief of Words Beats & Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture, the first peer-reviewed journal of Hip-hop Studies. He co-edited La Verdad: An International Dialogue on Hip-Hop Latinidades (Ohio State University Press). Jason Nichols has been recognized by the University of Maryland community for his tireless effort to help students develop.  In 2018, the Office of Multicultural Student Education gave Dr. Nichols the Academic Excellence Award for Outstanding Faculty and the Student Success Leadership Council awarded him the M. Lucia James Impact Award. In 2015, Dr. Nichols was given the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award by the UMCP NAACP

Dr. Nichols is also a progressive political and social analyst whose work has been featured in publications such as Newsweek, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Foxnews.com, NBCNews.com, The Hill, MIC.com, Independent Journal Review, The Baltimore Afro American, Bustle, The Daily Caller, The Baltimore Sun, The New York Daily News, and more. He makes regular appearances on Fox News Channel, Al Jazeera English, Newsmax, NewsNation, MSNBC, Sky News, Sky News Arabia, CheddarTV, i24News and TRT World News along with many other TV and radio outlets.  Dr. Nichols is a Newsmax TV contributor and has been an advisor/consultant for major Presidential and Gubernatorial campaigns.

Degrees

Degree Details

B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

University of Maryland

Panthers and Palestinians

https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/events/panthers-and-palestinians

Join Students for Justice in Palestine and the UMCP NAACP in discussing and learning about solidarity between the Black Panther Party and the Palestinian Liberation Organization.

Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT

Location: Nymburu’s Multipurpose Room

Connecting the Dots:

Dr. Jason Nichols is a senior lecturer & an award winning full-time senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland, Newsmax's panelist on The Right Squad, has appeared on MSNBC and was given the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award by the UMCP NAACP.

William E. Mayer is a trustee at the University of Maryland, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Robert S. Osborne is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the EVP & general counsel for Booz Allen Hamilton.

Edward Snowden was an employee at Booz Allen Hamilton and leaked information about at the National Security Agency (NSA).

Booz Allen Hamilton is a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA).

University of Maryland is a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA).

Sherrilyn Ifill is a law professor at the University of Maryland, the chair, U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations and was an assistant counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund

Debo P. Adegbile is the acting president & director-counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, an assistant attorney general nominee for the U.S. Department of Justice and was Mumia Abu-Jamal’s attorney.

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s attorney was Debo P. Adegbile and was a member of the Black Panthers.

Charles J. Ogletree Jr. was an editor for a campus Black Panthers newspaper called The Real NewsBarack Obama’s college mentor, an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner and a director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Charles Ogletree

http://www.keywiki.org/index.php/Charles_Ogletree

He edited a campus Black Panthers newspaper called The Real News and traveled to Africa and Cuba with student activist groups. In 1973 Ogletree was president of the Black Student Union.

Spike Lee is an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner and married to Tonya Lewis Lee.

Tonya Lewis Lee is married to Spike Lee and a director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner and a director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner, a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

William A. Galston is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a professor at the University of Maryland.

Carol L. Graham is a professor at the University of Maryland and was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Richard C. Blum was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), married to California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a regent at the University of California and a board member at the Haas School of Business.

University of California, Berkeley is a University of California campus.

Haas School of Business is a business school at the University of California, Berkeley.

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) was founded at the University of California, Berkeley.

University of Maryland

Panthers and Palestinians

https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/events/panthers-and-palestinians

Join Students for Justice in Palestine and the UMCP NAACP in discussing and learning about solidarity between the Black Panther Party and the Palestinian Liberation Organization.

Dr. Jason Nichols was given the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award by the UMCP NAACP, is a senior lecturer & an award winning full-time senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland, Newsmax's panelist on The Right Squad and has appeared on MSNBC.

Zohran Mamdani attended Bowdoin College in Maine, where he co-founded the school's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestineis a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election and Mahmood Mamdani’s son.

Mahmood Mamdani is Zohran Mamdani’s father and a Ugandan academic, author, and political commentator. The Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology, political science and African studies at Columbia University.

Letitia James received her MPA at Columbia University, is the Attorney General of New York and is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development.

William E. Kirwan is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, the chancellor for the University System of Maryland and was the president of the University of Maryland.

Dr. Jason Nichols is a senior lecturer & an award winning full-time senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland, Newsmax's panelist on The Right Squad was given the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award by the UMCP NAACP and has appeared on MSNBC.

George E. Rupp was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, the president of Columbia University and is an overseer; former president & CEO for the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development and the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.  

Andrew S. Grove was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a benefactor for the University of California, Berkeley.

University of California, Berkeley is a University of California campus.

University of Maryland

Panthers and Palestinians

https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/events/panthers-and-palestinians

Join Students for Justice in Palestine and the UMCP NAACP in discussing and learning about solidarity between the Black Panther Party and the Palestinian Liberation Organization.

Dr. Jason Nichols is a senior lecturer & an award winning full-time senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland, Newsmax's panelist on The Right Squad and has appeared on MSNBC.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator at MSNBC.

Mark Halperin In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC, becoming the senior political analyst, Morton H. Halperin’s son and is currently a host and commentator for Newsmax TV.

Morton H. Halperin is Mark Halperin’s father, a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations, served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the ONE Campaign, was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and taught at Columbia University.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the International Rescue Committee and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator at MSNBC.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign. 

Lawrence H. Summers is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Sheryl K. Sandberg is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a director at the ONE Campaign and was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Helene D. Gayle is a director at the ONE Campaign and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

William A. Galston is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a professor at the University of Maryland.

Carol L. Graham is a professor at the University of Maryland and was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Richard C. Blum was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), married to California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a regent at the University of California and a board member at the Haas School of Business.

University of California, Berkeley is a University of California campus.

Haas School of Business is a business school at the University of California, Berkeley.

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) was founded at the University of California, Berkeley.

University of Maryland

Panthers and Palestinians

https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/events/panthers-and-palestinians

Join Students for Justice in Palestine and the UMCP NAACP in discussing and learning about solidarity between the Black Panther Party and the Palestinian Liberation Organization.

Dr. Jason Nichols was given the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award by the UMCP NAACP, is a senior lecturer & an award winning full-time senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland, Newsmax's panelist on The Right Squad and has appeared on MSNBC.

Zohran Mamdani attended Bowdoin College in Maine, where he co-founded the school's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election and Mahmood Mamdani’s son.

Mahmood Mamdani is Zohran Mamdani’s father and a Ugandan academic, author, and political commentator. The Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology, political science and African studies at Columbia University.

Letitia James received her MPA at Columbia University, is the Attorney General of New York and is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development.

William E. Kirwan is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, the chancellor for the University System of Maryland and was the president of the University of Maryland.

Dr. Jason Nichols is a senior lecturer & an award winning full-time senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland, Newsmax's panelist on The Right Squad was given the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award by the UMCP NAACP and has appeared on MSNBC.

University of Maryland

Panthers and Palestinians

https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/events/panthers-and-palestinians

Join Students for Justice in Palestine and the UMCP NAACP in discussing and learning about solidarity between the Black Panther Party and the Palestinian Liberation Organization.

Palestine (Hamas) is a member of the United Nations.

Samantha Power was the United Nations U.S. ambassador for the Barack Obama administration, was Barack Obama’s aide, a board member for the International Crisis Group and a director at the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator for MSNBC.

Andrew S. Grove was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a benefactor for the University of California, Berkeley.

University of California, Berkeley is a University of California campus.

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) was founded at the University of California, Berkeley.

University of Maryland

Panthers and Palestinians

https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/events/panthers-and-palestinians

Join Students for Justice in Palestine and the UMCP NAACP in discussing and learning about solidarity between the Black Panther Party and the Palestinian Liberation Organization.

Dr. Jason Nichols was given the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award by the UMCP NAACP, is a senior lecturer & an award winning full-time senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland, Newsmax's panelist on The Right Squad and has appeared on MSNBC.

Zohran Mamdani attended Bowdoin College in Maine, where he co-founded the school's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election and Mahmood Mamdani’s son.

Letitia James is the Attorney General of New York, the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and received her MPA at Columbia University.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee on Economic Development

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

William E. Kirwan is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, the chancellor for the University System of Maryland and was the president of the University of Maryland.

Dr. Jason Nichols is a senior lecturer & an award winning full-time senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland, Newsmax's panelist on The Right Squad was given the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award by the UMCP NAACP, has appeared on MSNBC and makes regular appearances on Al Jazeera English.

Al Jazeera acquired Current TV.

Current TV was a division of the Current Media, LLC.

Joel Z. Hyatt was a co-founder & CEO for the Current Media, LLC. and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

William A. Galston is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a professor at the University of Maryland.

Carol L. Graham is a professor at the University of Maryland and was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Richard C. Blum was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), married to California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a regent at the University of California and a board member at the Haas School of Business.

University of California, Berkeley is a University of California campus.

Haas School of Business is a business school at the University of California, Berkeley.

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) was founded at the University of California, Berkeley.

Resources: Past Research

University of Maryland Wants to Include Sex Changes to Insurance Coverage (Past Research on the University of Maryland)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/university-of-maryland-wants-to-include.html

Muslim Woman Becomes First to Wear Hijab in ‘Playboy’ Magazine (Past Research on the University of Maryland)

Friday, September 30, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/09/muslim-woman-becomes-first-to-wear.html

Ted Cruz Slams Obama for Nominating Cop Killer’s Advocate to DOJ Leadership (Past Research on the Black Panther Party)

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/ted-cruz-slams-obama-for-nominating-cop.html

Democrats: Vote or we’ll kick your ass (Past Research on the Black Panther Party)

Saturday, November 1, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/11/democrats-vote-or-well-kick-your-ass.html

Dr. Morton Halperin – J Street Education Fund (Connecting the Dots: J Street, Morton Halperin, The Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin, Rhonda (Randi) Weingarten, The ONE Campaign, MSNBC, ACLU, The Carnegie & Soros Funding) (Past Research on Newsmax’s Mark Halperin & Morton Halperin)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/dr-morton-halperin-j-street-education.html

Teachers' Union Endorses Mamdani for NYC Mayor (Connecting the Dots: Zohran Mamdani, His Parents, The United Federation of Teachers, The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), The University of California, Berkeley, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, The International Rescue Committee & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) & Zohran Mamdani)

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/07/teachers-union-endorses-mamdani-for-nyc.html

Rep. Walberg Presses Columbia on Campus Antisemitism (Connecting the Dots: Columbia University & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Columbia University)

Thursday, February 13, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/rep-walberg-presses-columbia-on-campus.html

Letitia James – Biography (Connecting the Dots: Letitia James, The Committee for Economic Development & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia James, The Committee for Economic Development & Columbia University)

Saturday, June 28, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/letitia-james-biography-connecting-dots.html

Fed/Duke Survey: CFO Optimism Drops on Tariffs (Connecting the Dots: Duke University, Conference Board, Federal Reserve, Obamacare, Committee for Economic Development, The Commercial Club of Chicago & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia James & The Committee for Economic Development)

Monday, March 31, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/03/fedduke-survey-cfo-optimism-drops-on.html

New York AG James Says Mortgage Fraud Allegations Are Baseless (Connecting the Dots: Letitia James, Howard University, The Committee on Economic Development Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia James, Howard University, The Committee on Economic Development)

Friday, April 18, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/new-york-ag-james-says-mortgage-fraud.html

Obama Mentor Charles Ogletree on 'Three Days of Rioting' in Ferguson: 'It's Just Starting' (Past Research on Charles Ogletree)

Sunday, August 17, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/08/obama-mentor-charles-ogletree-on-three.html

UPDATED: Report: Trump to Pardon Ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich (Connecting the Dots: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, David F. Hamilton, 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, The Smithsonian Institution, The U.S. Supreme Court & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Vernon E. Jordan Jr.)

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/updated-report-trump-to-pardon-ex.html      

Berkeley Mayor Wants ‘Free Speech Week’ Canceled; Trump Supporters ‘Wanted to Get Beat Up’ by Antifa (Past Research on the University of California, Berkeley)

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/08/berkeley-mayor-wants-free-speech-week.html

Columbia to Pay $221M in Settlement With Trump Admin (Connecting the Dots: The Frankfurt School, Columbia University, Zohran Mamdani, The Students for Justice in Palestine, The University of California, Berkeley, Barack Obama, James Carney, Claire Shipman & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Columbia University & Letitia James)

Thursday, July 24, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/07/columbia-to-pay-221m-in-settlement-with.html

MSNBC Airs Palestinian Jihad Propaganda Map (Past Research on Palestine & MSNBC)

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/10/msnbc-airs-palestinian-jihad-propaganda.html

IDF exposes another Al Jazeera reporter as a Hamas terrorist (Connecting the Dots: Al Jazeera, Palestine (Hamas), Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Obama, Sidley Austin LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Al Jazeera)

Monday, June 10, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/06/idf-exposes-another-al-jazeera-reporter.html 

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