Nikole Hannah-Jones and Co-Author Renée Watson Debut ‘Born on the Water,’ a New Children’s Book Based on The 1619 Project

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By Malaika Jabali ·September 15, 2021 Updated

When The New York Times Magazine first published The 1619 Project, parents began asking Nikole Hannah-Jones—the journalist who conceived of the media project— if she would make it a resource to share with their children. You wouldn’t know it from listening to conservatives at PTA meetings, but there is a world of people who want to teach the children in their lives the legacy of slavery and the

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