Nicole Carr is an award-winning investigative journalist, professor, and speaker based in Atlanta, GA.

Carr’s most recent work for ProPublica has explored the intersection of race, politics, parental rights organizations, and democracy in public education.

 In 2022, Carr investigated the harassment campaign against an accomplished educator amid the anti-DEI and CRT movement. The story , co-published by Frontline,  was honored with a Sidney Award and received award nominations in feature writing from the Education Writers Association and the National Association of Black Journalists. It was highlighted in the Top 5 Longreads of the Week, Politico, and The Poynter Institute’s Most Important Journalism to Consume This Weekend newsletter.

In 2023, she wrapped a year-long investigation into the origins of chaos at school board meetings across America. It culminated in a five-part narrative series examining the sum of that unrest in several communities. The reporting has been featured in several outlets including The Grio, The Brooklyn Public Library Borrowed and Banned podcast, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Scripps News’ Morning Rush.

Prior to ProPublica, Carr spent more than a decade as a local television reporter for stations across the South. During time at WSB-TV in Atlanta, she was honored with four regional Emmy awards for her investigative and live reporting work. She has also been the recipient of a reporting fellowship from the International Center for Journalists.  

Carr serves as an adjunct professor of journalism at Morehouse College where the program is supported by philanthropy like the Jordan Black Community Commitment Fund. She is also a frequent contributor to programs at Howard University’s Center for Journalism and Democracy. Carr is an active member, mentor and trainer for several journalism organizations including the National Association of Black Journalists, the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, Investigative Reporters and Editors and the International Women’s Media Foundation. She also serves as a board member for the Atlanta Press Club, where she contributes to the Hall of Fame and internship committees.

 Carr’s forthcoming debut novel- centered on healthcare inequities and the critical role of Black medical schools-will in part explore her great-grandfather’s medical school and practice journey in the aftermath of the 1918 pandemic.