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Controversial ‘1619 Project’ author Nikole Hannah-Jones lectures city public school kids about ‘antiracism’
The confab with the Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her work on the paper’s much maligned 1619 Project, took place with students at MS266.
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Controversial ‘1619 Project’ author Nikole Hannah-Jones lectures city public school kids about ‘antiracism’
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Published March 9, 2024, 9:59 a.m. ET
Controversial New York Times columnist Nikole Hannah-Jones took time away from her busy schedule at the Gray Lady to lecture Brooklyn school kids about the importance of “anti-racism” and “restorative justice” — and warn them that black and Latino kids will face disproportionate punishment at school.
Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her work on the paper’s much-criticized 1619 Project, spoke this week at MS 266 in Park Slope.
3 Nikole Hannah-Jones tells students of color they will face disproportionate punishment at school. The Washington Post via Getty Images
“Racism is impacting our society whether we talk about it or not,” Hannah-Jones said, reiterating a core tenet of anti-racist, left-wing ideology, which is determined to place race at the center of all social interactions.
“Because we have a society where race plays such a major role across our educational system … we know that black and Latino students disproportionately face discipline even when they’re behaving the same way as white students,” Hannah-Jones said.
The conversation between Hannah-Jones and students was recorded and played for parents during a Zoom town hall this week.