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Nikole Hannah-Jones

Mixed · Race and civil rights; The 1619 Project · @nhannahjones on X

New York Times Magazine staff writer since 2015 and creator of The 1619 Project, for which she won the 2020 Pulitzer for Commentary. Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at Howard University since 2021.

Previously: The News & Observer, The Oregonian, ProPublica

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The receipts (4)

On-record statement · served the left · +1.6 L · Feb 10, 2022

Hannah-Jones calls outrage over Biden 'crack pipe' policy 'faux'

Posted: "This is an important read. The faux outrage over Biden addiction policy focused on 'crack pipes'" (quoting a column on Republican/Fox coverage).

Source: X (@nhannahjones) →
Correction / walk-back · served the left · +2.2 L · Jun 23, 2020

Apologized for fireworks conspiracy tweet

She shared a thread suggesting government agents were setting off fireworks to undermine Black Lives Matter, then deleted it, calling it 'an irresponsible use of my platform and beneath my own standards.'

Source: Fox News →
On-record statement · served the left · +1.5 L · Jun 20, 2020

'It would be an honor' to have riots called '1619 Riots'

Responding to a New York Post column titled 'Call Them the 1619 Riots,' she tweeted 'It would be an honor. Thank you.' The reply was later deleted.

Source: The Daily Signal →
Correction / walk-back · served the left · +2.2 L · Mar 11, 2020

1619 Project clarifies claim on Revolution and slavery

After historians objected, the Times changed the claim that colonists declared independence to protect slavery to say it applied to 'some of the colonists.'

Source: Wikipedia (citing NYT update, Politico) →
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