Nikole Hannah-Jones: Anti-CRT coverage of a ‘propaganda campaign’

But even when the new Project 1619 book was released earlier this week, states like Texas and Florida banned teaching on the subject. Republican legislators in at least five states introduced bills that would ban Project 1619 from being taught in schools or cut funding for those using the project to deliver curriculum.

In the last week Virginia Governor Election, which Republican Glenn Youngkin won by about two percentage points, the critical race theory was mentioned on Fox News 160 times. Only 30 mentions this week.

“Clearly, there’s been an attempt right before the annual election to raise concerns about race and the way it’s taught,” said CNN media reporter Brian Stelter.

Hannah-Jones said race is the oldest issue in America, and it’s still active in the political arena.

Hannah-Jones said: “A project that is looking, journalistically, to force us to grapple with our history, cannot be held accountable for the bad faith decisions that they will cause. pure indignation,” Hannah-Jones said.

Project 1619, launched in 2019, is an ongoing New York Times initiative to put the consequences of slavery and the black American experience “at the heart of the national narrative.” our family.” Hannah Jones says that regardless of one’s opinion on the project, there is a need to worry about bans on the subject.

“(We should) oppose state efforts to limit the teaching of ideas because politicians don’t like them,” Hannah-Jones said.

The children’s book is also an origin story of black children who are descendants of American slaves.

“Black Americans, because of slavery, don’t know what country in Africa they’re from,” Hannah-Jones said. “And it’s an experience well worth seeing for a child.”