by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2022 A Virginia public library paid 1619 Project author Nikole Hannah-Jones, a former New York Times journalist, $40,000 for a 45-minute speech, a report said. The fee paid by the Arlington Public Library to Hannah-Jones caused the library to exceed its budget by $7,500, The Daily Wire reported on Oct. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 27, 2021 Parents should not be deciding what is taught in their kids’ schools, according to Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project. “I don’t really understand this idea that parents should decide what’s being taught. I’m not a professional educator. I don’t have a degree in social studies or science. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 10, 2020 The American Revolution was a “revolution of the elite” and the “elite white men” who fought for the nation’s freedom didn’t intend “for us to have a democracy,” the author of the New York Times 1619 Project said. “I don’t think we’re an exceptional nation,” Nikole Hannah-Jones said in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 24, 2020 Sen. Tom Cotton has introduced legislation that would prohibit federal funding for schools which use in their curriculum the 1619 Project, a debunked re-telling of American history which claims the colonies revolted from British rule primarily in order to preserve slavery. Historians have criticized the project, authored by New […]
