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Why 'The 1619 Project' creator is 'proud' to have 'enemies' in Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis

When "The 1619 Project" was released three-and-a-half years ago, the ambitious reexamination of American history sparked difficult conversations about the legacy of slavery in the United States and earned praise for its creator, New York Times Magazine writer Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 26, 2023

1619 on TV: "Justice requires repair"

The Pulitzer Prize winner talks about the ways the TV adaptation of this impactful work democratizes access

Salon · Jan 26, 2023

Fla. bans African American studies class

Critics called it a "reckless and menacing ban that limits our students' educational needs and values"

Salon · Jan 20, 2023

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New York Times’ journalists stage historic strike as labor tensions mount across media

NEW YORK — Taking a defiant stand, hundreds of New York Times journalists refused to work Thursday — the largest journalist-led labor action at the nation’s leading newspaper in more than 40 years.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 9, 2022

To foster real change universities need to stand beside Black professors, not condemn them

The past couple of weeks have seen wall to wall coverage of Queen Elizabeth’s death. Many media outlets took to eulogizing the Queen with effusive praise of her service and duty. But not everyone saw her and the insitution she headed in the same light.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2022

Texas GOP pushes "patriotic education"

Historians are not wild about the Texas GOP's view of state history

Salon · Sep 27, 2022

1836 Project promotes sanitized version of Texas history, experts say

The Texas Tribune reviewed the 15-page document, which will be handed out to new drivers, and asked historians to comment on how accurately and thoroughly it chronicles the state’s history.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 26, 2022

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American media wants to save democracy. Is it helping?

Earlier this year, the editors of the Journal of Democracy decided it was time for their no-frills intellectual magazine, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, to start publishing online.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 3, 2022

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Ohio Senate candidate Vance asking donors to help pay debts

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Nikole Hannah-Jones shares additional details of settlement with UNC-Chapel Hill

RALEIGH, N.C. — Following reports last week that UNC-Chapel Hill had reached a settlement with journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones over her battle for tenure at the university last year, Hannah-Jones is now providing more details about what is included — aside from money — in the settlement.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

UNC-Chapel Hill settles with Hannah-Jones in tenure flap

The flagship school of North Carolina’s university system announced Friday that it has reached a settlement with the journalist who ultimately shunned the school in an extended dispute over tenure to join a historically Black university

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Best podcasts of the week: A modern take on Pride and Prejudice from Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson

In this week’s newsletter: Gay Pride & Prejudice follows a single gay man as his chosen family marry off. Plus: five of the best history podcasts

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2022

National faculty group criticizes political interference it says is damaging UNC System

RALEIGH, N.C. — A national organization of university faculty members released a report Thursday criticizing the University of North Carolina System, saying it violates standards of shared governance, threatens academic freedom and fosters institutional racism.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

The 1619 Project Unrepentantly Pushes Junk History

Nikole Hannah-Jones' new book sidesteps scholarly critics while quietly deleting previous factual errors.

Reason · Mar 29, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022

Nikole Hannah-Jones says it was ‘badge of honor’ that Cruz cited 1619 Project in Jackson hearing

DALLAS — New York Times staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, who has become the face of the much-talked about the 1619 Project, happened to be in Sen. Ted Cruz’s home state Tuesday, the day he negatively cited her work during the Supreme Court confirmation hearing in D.C. for Judge Ketanji Brown…

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