Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Nikole Hannah-Jones is inspired by Black people. “I do have hope in us,” she said during a conversation via Zoom. “We [African Americans] should not be here. We should ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It started with a simple fact: “The first group of enslaved Africans were brought here over 400 years ago ...

Image Image courtesy of Sushmita Jaya Mukherjee. 2025. How can ideas and themes from The 1619 Project provide deeper context ...

Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, who created “The 1619 Project, will be the featured speaker at Johnson C. Smith University on Thursday. Hannah-Jones is making ...

A new downtown Washington exhibit, inspired by the 1619 Project, explores slavery’s legacy and impact through art.

In early 2019, New York Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones made a simple pitch to her editors. The year marked the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans to the English colony of ...

The Pulitzer Prize winner — now an Emmy nominee — details how she learned more about herself as a storyteller and recalls the advice Oprah Winfrey gave her as an executive producer on the Hulu doc ...

Earlier this year, the New York Times (NYT) launched it’s 1619 Project, a series of essays designed to refocus American history with the legacy of slavery at the center of the American narrative.

RICHMOND, Ind. — Nikole Hannah Jones, creator of "The 1619 Project," will be part of a 75-minute moderated discussion called "In Conversation about Truth, History and The 1619 Project" during the ...

With prime lenses and 16-millimeter film, Jerry Henry is reframing American history. The alumnus and cinematographer recently earned an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Cinematography for a ...

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