Get tickets to see journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones discuss her new book, “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story,” with Times Executive Editor Kevin Merida on Nov. 30 at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park.
In August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of 20 to 30 enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the system of American slavery that would last for the next 250 years."The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story" expands on Hannah-Jones’ Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Magazinethat reframed American history to place slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative.
“The 1619 Project” includes expanded essays from the New York Times Magazine series, as well as new fiction, poetry and photography that explores the legacy of slavery in present-day America. Contributors include Michelle Alexander, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Jamelle Bouie, Nikky Finney, Vievee Francis, Yaa Gyasi, Terrance Hayes, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Robert Jones, Jr., Ibram X. Kendi, Kiese Laymon, Terry McMillan, Darryl Pinckney, Claudia Rankine, Jason Reynolds, Danez Smith, Tracy K.
In August, Hannah-Jones joined the faculty of Howard University as the inaugural Knight Chair in race and journalism after aat her alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her tenure initially was blocked by the university’s Board of Trustees as well as a conservative donor, amid controversy over the 1619 Project. The board later granted Hannah-Jones tenure, but she declined the offer.
in Exposition Park. CAAM explores the art, history, and culture of African Americans, with an emphasis on California and the West.L.A. Times subscribers receive discounted tickets for this event, which offers readers a choice of attending in person or virtually.Our partner for this eventThe $70 in-person ticket includes a copy of"The 1619 Project".
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