Former UNC basketball players sign open letter 'in solidarity with Nikole Hannah-Jones' Posted May 27, 2021 Dozens of former Tar Heel athletes have signed an open letter decrying the UNC Board of Trustees’ “egregious” decision to take no action on a recommendation of tenure for Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’ professorship in the UNC journalism school. Here’s a list of former UNC basketball players who signed the open letter. (Fayetteville Observer)