Nikole Hannah-Jones on her triumphs and trolls
L.A. Times executive editor Kevin Merida speaks with the award-winning reporter about her monumental project
Headlines From The Times · Gustavo Arellano, Kevin Merida, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ashlea Brown, Kinsee Morlan, Lauren Raab, Shannon Lin, Denise Guerra, Kasia Broussalian, Melissa Kaplan, Mike Heflin, Mario Diaz, Angel Carras, Jazmin Aguilera, Shani Hilton
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Show Notes
Two years ago, Nikole Hannah-Jones launched “The 1619 Project,” a collection of New York Times Magazine articles, photography and podcasts. That project became a launching point to talk about Black people’s roles in shaping the United States. Hannah-Jones has been praised and vilified for her work ever since.
Today, we share highlights from a L.A. Times Book Club chat between Hannah-Jones and L.A. Times executive editor Kevin Merida. They talked about how Black people can be patriotic despite centuries of mistreatment … and about using mountains of research to get back at haters.
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